English Online Dictionary. What means fin? What does fin mean?
Translingual
Symbol
fin
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Finnish.
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: fĭn, IPA(key): /fɪn/
- Homophones: thin (with th-fronting), 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, fin”), Tocharian A spin (“hook”), Sanskrit स्फ्य (sphyá, “splinter, staff”).
Noun
fin (plural fins)
- (ichthyology) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.
- A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal.
- A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.
- A similar structure on the tail of a bomb, used to help keep it on course.
- (surfing) A similar structure on the bottom of a surfboard, used to help steer it.
- 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.
- A device worn by divers and swimmers on their feet.
- An extending part on a surface of a radiator, engine, heatsink, etc., used to facilitate cooling.
- A sharp raised edge (generally in concrete) capable of damaging a roof membrane or vapor retarder.
- (nautical) The conning tower of a submarine.
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
Verb
fin (third-person singular simple present fins, present participle finning, simple past and past participle finned)
- (transitive) To cut the fins from a fish, shark, etc.
- (intransitive) (Of a fish) to swim with the dorsal fin above the surface of the water.
- (intransitive) To swim in the manner of a fish.
- A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth.
- (transitive) To provide (a motor vehicle etc) with fins.
Further reading
- Fin in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
Etymology 2
From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of five, pimp, and finnuf.
Noun
fin (plural fins)
- (UK, formerly Australia, slang) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
- Synonym: fiver
- (US, slang, dated) a five-dollar bill; the sum of five dollars.
- Synonyms: fiver, Lincoln
Etymology 3
From French fin (“end”). Doublet of fine and finis.
Noun
fin (plural fins)
- (archaic, film, television) "The end".
- Synonym: finis
- (obsolete, road signs) Denotes the end of the road.
Usage notes
- "Fin.", once frequently found on title cards at the end of English-language movies and television programmes, along with the equivalent "The End."
- Once found on road signs at the terminus of roads, "FIN" and its equivalent "END" at the center of diamond chequerboard signs, in English-language jurisdictions
See also
Anagrams
- INF, NFI, if'n, inf.
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin finis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfin/, [ˈfĩŋ]
- Rhymes: -in
- Hyphenation: fin
Noun
fin m or f (plural fines)
- end (extreme part)
- end (final part, in time)
Bambara
Adjective
fin
- black
Synonyms
- finman
Verb
fin
- (transitive) to darken, blacken
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fin/, [fĩn]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish fino (“thin”).
Adjective
fin (comparative finago, superlative finen, excessive finegi)
- thin
- Synonyms: mehe, xehe
- sharp
- Synonym: zorrotz
- fine
- delicate
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish fin.
Noun
fin inan
- end, ending
- Synonym: amaiera
- aim, objective
Declension
Further reading
- "fin" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “fin” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Ultimately, from Old Norse Finnr (“Finn, Sami”).
Adjective
fin
- Finnish
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dalmatian
Alternative forms
- fien
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
- hay
Danish
Etymology
From late Old Norse fínn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fin/, [ˈfiˀn]
- Rhymes: -in
Adjective
fin
- fine
- choice, classy
- delicate
- fashionable
- grand, posh, genteel
Inflection
East Yugur
Etymology
From Chinese 分 (fēn), compare Western Yugur fïn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fən/
Noun
fin
- minute
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛ̃/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): [fẽ]
- Homophones: faim, fins, feins, feint, feints
- Rhymes: -ɛ̃
Etymology 1
From Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin finis.
Noun
fin f (plural fins)
- end, close, finish
- end, end goal, objective, purpose
Derived terms
Related terms
- finir
- final
Etymology 2
Unclear, see fine.
Adjective
fin (feminine fine, masculine plural fins, feminine plural fines)
- thin, fine
- (Quebec) kind, nice
Derived terms
Further reading
- “fin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin fīnis.
Noun
fin m (plural fins)
- end
Adjective
fin
- fine, thin
Related terms
- finâl
- finî
Galician
Alternative forms
- fim (reintegrationist)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese fin (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin fīnis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiŋ/ [ˈfiŋ]
- Rhymes: -iŋ
- Hyphenation: fin
Noun
fin m or f (plural fins)
- end
Derived terms
- á fin
- ao fin
- fin de semana
- por fin
Related terms
- final
- finar
References
- “fin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “fin” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “fin” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “fin” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “fin” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Further reading
- “fin” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Gothic
Romanization
fin
- Romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐌽
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Hyphenation: fìn
Noun
fin f (apocopated)
- Apocopic form of fine
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin fīnis.
Noun
fin m (plural fins)
- aim, end, goal
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish [Term?], semi-learned term from Latin fīnis.
Noun
fin f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פין)
- end
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French fin, from Latin finis.
Noun
fin f (plural fins)
- end; finish
- (figuratively) death
Descendants
- French: fin
Norman
Etymology
From Old French fin, from Latin finis.
Adjective
fin m
- (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)
- fine
Derived terms
- finjustere
- hårfin
References
- “fin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse finn, from Latin finis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiːn/
Adjective
fin (neuter fint, definite singular and plural fine, comparative finare, indefinite superlative finast, definite superlative finaste)
- fine
- Dette er ein fin vin. ― This is a fine wine.
- pretty, handsome
- Kjærasten min er ei veldig fin jente. ― My girlfriend is a very pretty girl.
- posh
- Ei fin frue klaga på maten. ― A posh lady complained about the food.
- good
- Det er ei fin årstid å vitja Noreg på. ― It is a good season to visit Norway.
Derived terms
- hårfin
- fisefin
References
- “fin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan fin, from Latin finis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fin m (feminine singular fina, masculine plural fins, feminine plural finas)
- fine (particularly slender)
Derived terms
- finament
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[2], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 484.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin finis.
Adjective
fin m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fine)
- fine, delicate
Declension
Descendants
- Middle French: fin
- French: fin
- → Middle Dutch: fijn
- Dutch: fijn
- Berbice Creole Dutch: fini
- Negerhollands: fien, fin
- → Papiamentu: fini
- → Sranan Tongo: feni, fini
- → Caribbean Javanese: fini
- → Saramaccan: fínu
- Dutch: fijn
- → Middle High German: fîn
- German: fein
- → Czech: fajn
- → Kashubian: fëjn
- → Polish: fajny
- → Belarusian: файны (fajny)
- → Ukrainian: файний (fajnyj)
- → Romanian: fain
- → Serbo-Croatian: fajn
- Yiddish: פֿײַן (fayn)
- German: fein
- Norman: fin
- → Middle English: fyn, fin
- English: fine
- Yola: fhyne
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin finis.
Noun
fin f (oblique plural fins, nominative singular fin, nominative plural fins)
- end (final part)
Descendants
- Occitan: fin
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Hyphenation: fin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French fin, from Latin finis.
Adjective
fin m or n (feminine singular fină, masculine plural fini, feminine and neuter plural fine)
- fine, delicate
- 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)
- godson
Declension
Related terms
- fină
- fiu
See also
- naș
Romansch
Etymology 1
Preposition
fin
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) until, till
- (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
- (Rumantsch Grischun) until
Synonyms
- (Sursilvan) tochen che, entochen che
- (Sutsilvan) antoca, antocen, toca
- (Surmiran) anfignen tgi
- (Puter, Vallader) fin cha
Adverb
fin
- (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)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) fine
Alternative forms
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fegn
Etymology 3
From Latin fīnis.
Adjective
fin f (plural fins)
- (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)
- fine, delicate
- thin
- sensitive
- refined
- first-class, high-class
- tasty, delicious
Declension
Related terms
- finoća
References
- “fin” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fíːn/
Adjective
fȋn (comparative finȇjši, superlative nȁjfinȇjši)
- fine, refined, high-class
- fine, thin
Further reading
- “fin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish fin, a semi-learned descendant of Latin fīnis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfin/ [ˈfĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: fin
Noun
fin m (plural fines)
- (sometimes feminine) end
- el fin de semana ― the weekend
- purpose, aim, objective, goal
- con este fin ― for that to happen; to that end
- end, stop, halt, close, finish (ending point)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
Further reading
- “fin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Since at least the 16th century, from French fin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Adjective
fin (comparative finare, superlative finast)
- nice to look at, nice, pretty
- nice, good
- (somewhat colloquial, in "sitta fint" (sit fine)) to be (something that would be) nice
- (somewhat colloquial, in "sitta fint" (sit fine)) to be (something that would be) nice
- fine, fancy
- of high social standing
- (by extension) posh (in a ridiculous way)
- fine (very thin)
- Antonyms: tjock, grov
- fine (consisting of relatively small particles or pieces)
- Antonym: grov
- (as a prefix) finely
- Antonym: grov-
- subtle, fine
Declension
Derived terms
- hårfin
- fin i kanten
- fin-
- finfin
- finslipa
See also
- gullig
- snygg
- söt
References
- fin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- inf.
Volapük
Noun
fin (nominative plural fins)
- end