fin

See also: Fin, FIN, fín, Fín, Fin., fiń., and f***in'

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: fĭn, IPA(key): /fɪn/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Homophone: Finn
  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Etymology 1

From Middle English fin, from Old English finn, from Proto-Germanic *finnō, *finǭ (“dorsal fin”) (compare Dutch vin, German Finne, Swedish finne, fena), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pīn- (“backbone, dorsal fin”) (compare Old Irish ind (“end, point”), Latin pinna (“feather, wing”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”), Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphyá, “splinter, staff”).

Noun

fin (plural fins)

  1. (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 4, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
    The fish's fins minimize water flow.
  2. A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
    a dolphin's fin
  3. A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
    The fin stabilises the plane in flight.
  4. A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
  5. A hairstyle, resembling the fin of a fish, in which the hair is combed and set into a vertical ridge along the top of the head from about the crown to the forehead.
  6. A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
    The divers wore fins to swim faster.
  7. An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
  8. A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
Synonyms
  • (appendange of a fish):
  • (appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal): flipper (of mammals)
  • (aircraft component):
  • (of a bomb): vane
  • (hairstyle): Mohican
  • (device worn by divers): flipper
Derived terms
Translations
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Verb

fin (third-person singular simple present fins, present participle finning, simple past and past participle finned)

  1. (transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
  2. (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.
    A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.
  3. (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Yiddish פֿינף‎ (finf, “five”).

Noun

fin (plural fins)

  1. (US, slang) a five-dollar bill
    Synonyms: fiver, Lincoln

Anagrams

Asturian

Noun

fin m, f (plural fins)

  1. end (extreme part)
  2. end (final part, in time)

Bambara

Adjective

fin

  1. black

Synonyms

  • finman

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Ultimately, from Old Norse finnr (“Finn, Sami”).

Adjective

fin

  1. Finnish

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin faenum. Compare Italian fieno, Romanian fân, Friulian fen, Romansch fain, French foin, Portuguese feno, Spanish heno. Alternative form also possibly through a Venetian intermediate as a loan word.

Noun

fin m

  1. hay

Danish

Etymology

From late Old Norse fínn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fin/, [ˈfiˀn]
  • Rhymes: -in

Adjective

fin

  1. fine
  2. choice, classy
  3. delicate
  4. fashionable
  5. grand, posh, genteel

Inflection

Inflection of fin
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular fin finere finest2
Neuter singular fint finere finest2
Plural fine finere finest2
Definite attributive1 fine finere fineste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

East Yugur

Etymology

From Chinese 分 (fēn), compare Western Yugur fïn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fən/

Noun

fin

  1. minute
    Bu la hirti serki wai, jirghuun ceg ghucin findi posqi we.
    I'll probably wake up early and get up at six thirty [six o'clock and thirty minutes].

French

Etymology

From Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛ̃/
  • audio(file)
  • Homophone: faim

Noun

fin f (plural fins)

  1. end, close, finish
  2. end, end goal, objective, purpose

Derived terms

Adjective

fin (feminine singular fine, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)

  1. thin, fine
  2. (Quebec) kind, nice

Derived terms

Further reading

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m (plural fins)

  1. end

Galician

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m, f (plural fines)

  1. end

Derived terms

Gothic

Romanization

fin

  1. Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin m (plural fins)

  1. aim, end, goal

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Noun

fin f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין‎)

  1. end

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fin, from Latin finitus.

Noun

fin f (plural fins)

  1. end; finish
  2. (figuratively) death

Norman

Etymology

From Old French fin, from Latin finitus.

Adjective

fin m

  1. (Guernsey) fine

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From late Old Norse finn, from Latin finis

Adjective

fin (neuter singular fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finere, indefinite superlative finest, definite superlative fineste)

  1. fine

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiːn/

Adjective

fin (masculine and feminine fin, neuter fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finare, indefinite superlative finast, definite superlative finaste)

  1. fine
    Dette er ein fin vin.
    This is a fine wine.
  2. pretty, handsome
    Kjærasten min er ei veldig fin jente.
    My girlfriend is a very pretty girl.
  3. posh
    Ei fin frue klaga på maten.
    A posh lady complained about the food.
  4. good
    Det er ei fin årstid å vitja Noreg på.
    It is a good season to visit Norway.

References

Old French

Etymology

From Latin finitus.

Adjective

fin m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fine)

  1. fine, delicate

Declension

Descendants

Old Occitan

Noun

fin f (oblique plural fins, nominative singular fin, nominative plural fins)

  1. end (final part)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fin/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fin.

Adjective

fin m, n (feminine singular fină, masculine plural fini, feminine and neuter plural fine)

  1. fine, delicate
  2. subtle
Declension

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin root *fīliānus, from Latin fīlius. Compare also Albanian fijan, Italian figliano.

Noun

fin m (plural fini, feminine equivalent fină)

  1. godson
Declension
See also

Romansch

Etymology 1

Preposition

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) until, till
  2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) by
Synonyms
  • (Sursilvan) tochen
  • (Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
  • (Rumantsch Grischun) enfin
  • (Surmiran) anfignen
  • (Puter, Vallader) infin
  • (by):
    • (Sursilvan) entochen

Conjunction

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) until
Synonyms
  • (Sursilvan) tochen che, entochen che
  • (Sutsilvan) antoca, antocen, toca
  • (Surmiran) anfignen tgi
  • (Puter, Vallader) fin cha

Adverb

fin

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) as far as
Synonyms
  • (Sursilvan) tochen, entochen
  • (Sutsilvan) antocen, antoca, toca
  • (Surmiran) anfignen
  • (Puter, Vallader) infin

Etymology 2

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective

fin m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural finas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) fine
Alternative forms
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Etymology 3

From Latin fīnis.

Adjective

fin f (plural fins)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) end
Alternative forms
  • (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German fein and Italian fino, from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fîːn/

Adjective

fȋn (definite fȋnī, comparative finiji, Cyrillic spelling фи̑н)

  1. fine
  2. thin
  3. delicate
  4. sensitive
  5. refined
  6. first-class, high-class

Declension

positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fini fina fino
genitive finog(a) fine finog(a)
dative finom(u/e) finoj finom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate		 fini
finog(a)		 finu fino
vocative fini fina fino
locative finom(e/u) finoj finom(e/u)
instrumental finim finom finim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fini fine fina
genitive finih finih finih
dative finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
accusative fine fine fina
vocative fini fine fina
locative finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
instrumental finim(a) finim(a) finim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative finiji finija finije
genitive finijeg(a) finije finijeg(a)
dative finijem(u) finijoj finijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate		 finiji
finijeg(a)		 finiju finije
vocative finiji finija finije
locative finijem(u) finijoj finijem(u)
instrumental finijim finijom finijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative finiji finije finija
genitive finijih finijih finijih
dative finijim(a) finijim(a) finijim(a)
accusative finije finije finija
vocative finiji finije finija
locative finijim(a) finijim(a) finijim(a)
instrumental finijim(a) finijim(a) finijim(a)

References

  • “fin” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fīnis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fin/, [fĩn]

Noun

fin m (plural fines)

  1. (sometimes feminine) end
    el fin de semana ― the weekend
  2. purpose

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

Since at least the 16th century, from French fin.

Pronunciation

  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Adjective

fin (comparative finare, superlative finast)

  1. fine, elegant
  2. good, excellent
  3. thin
  4. subtle

Declension

Inflection of fin
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular fin finare finast
Neuter singular fint finare finast
Plural fina finare finast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 fine finare finaste
All fina finare finaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Volapük

Noun

fin (plural fins)

  1. end

Declension

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