English Online Dictionary. What means final? What does final mean?
English
Alternative forms
- finall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin fīnālis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from fīnis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪnl̩/
- (General American) enPR: fī'nəl, IPA(key): /ˈfaɪn(ə)l/, [-nəɫ]
- Rhymes: -aɪnəl
- Hyphenation: fi‧nal
Noun
final (plural finals)
- (US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ファイナル (fainaru)
- → Korean: 파이널 (paineol)
- → Swahili: fainali
Translations
Adjective
final (comparative more final, superlative most final)
- Last; ultimate.
- Conclusive; decisive.
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
- (linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
Synonyms
- (last, ultimate): dernier (dated), endly, terminal
Antonyms
- initial
- early
- first
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
final (third-person singular simple present finals, present participle finalling or (US) finaling, simple past and past participle finalled or (US) finaled)
- (intransitive, sports, colloquial) To qualify for the final round of a competition.
See also
- medal
- podium
Related terms
Further reading
- “final”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “final”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Anagrams
- Falin, alfin, flain
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [fiˈnal]
Adjective
final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finals)
- final
- Synonyms: darrer, últim
Derived terms
- finalment
Related terms
- finalitat
Noun
final m (plural finals)
- end (last point or moment of something)
- Synonym: fi
- finale (chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works)
Derived terms
- finalisme
- finalitzar
Noun
final f (plural finals)
- (sports, competitions) final, final round
Derived terms
- finalista
Further reading
- “final” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chinese
Etymology
From English final.
Pronunciation
Noun
final
- final; final examination
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Italian finale, from Latin fīnālis, from fīnis (“end”).
Noun
final
- a final
Declension
Adjective
final
- final
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][5], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
French
Etymology
From Latin fīnālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.nal/
Adjective
final (feminine finale, masculine plural finals or finaux, feminine plural finales)
- final (last)
- (linguistics, grammar) expressing purpose
Usage notes
- Both finals and finaux exist as masculine plural forms, with finals being more common. Finaux is avoided when referring to persons, to avoid homonymy with the potentially insulting adjective finauds (“cunning”). [6]
Derived terms
Related terms
- finale
- finalement
- finaliser
- finaliste
- finalité
Descendants
- → Romanian: final
- → Turkish: final
Further reading
- “final”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
18th century, from Latin finālis, perhaps in part through French final. Recently revived to some degree by influence of English final.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiˈnaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
final (strong nominative masculine singular finaler, not comparable)
- (grammar) final, expressing purpose
- (higher register) final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death)
- Synonyms: endgültig, abschließend, unwiderruflich, entscheidend, letztlich
- der finale Wortlaut der Verträge ― the final wording of the contracts
- das finale Krankheitsstadium ― the final stage of the illness
- finaler Rettungsschuss ― deadly force (literally, “final [i.e. lethal] rescue shot”)
- (rare, pompous, chiefly anglicism) final, last
- Synonym: letzter
- die finalen Minuten vor dem großen Auftritt ― the final minutes before the big gig
Declension
Related terms
- Finale
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French final (“final”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /final/
Adjective
final
- final
Indonesian
Noun
final (plural final-final)
- finale, final, end
Italian
Adjective
final (apocopated)
- Apocopic form of finale
Noun
final m
- Apocopic form of finale
Anagrams
- fin là, flani, linfa
Ladin
Adjective
final m (feminine singular finala, masculine plural finai, feminine plural finales)
- final
Old French
Adjective
final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)
- final, definitive, last
Declension
Descendants
- English: final
- French: final
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin fīnālis, from fīnis. By surface analysis, fim + -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: fi‧nal
Adjective
final m or f (plural finais)
- final, ultimate, last
- Synonyms: derradeiro, último
Derived terms
Noun
final m (plural finais)
- end
- Synonyms: fim, término
Noun
final f (plural finais)
- (sports) final
Related terms
- fim
- finalista
- finalizar
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French final, from Latin finalis. By surface analysis, fine + -al.
Adjective
final m or n (feminine singular finală, masculine plural finali, feminine and neuter plural finale)
- final
Declension
Related terms
- finalitate
- finaliza
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
final m (Cyrillic spelling финал)
- (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
- (sports) final
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin fīnālis. By surface analysis, fin + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiˈnal/ [fiˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: fi‧nal
Adjective
final m or f (masculine and feminine plural finales, superlative finalísimo)
- final (last, ultimate)
- Synonym: último
- final (conclusive, decisive)
- Synonym: concluyente
Derived terms
Noun
final m (plural finales)
- end (the terminal point of something in space or time)
- Synonyms: fin, término
Derived terms
Noun
final f (plural finales)
- (sports) final (the last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “final”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɪˈnɑːl/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian finale and French final from Latin finālis, from fīnis + -ālis.
Noun
final c
- a finale
Declension
Adjective
final (not comparable)
- (grammar) final, expressing purpose
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English final.
Noun
final c
- (sports) a final
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- kval
- turnering
Anagrams
- flina
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French final.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiˈnal/
- Hyphenation: fi‧nal
Noun
final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)
- the end
- (education) the final exam
- (music) finale
- (sports) in tournaments: the last contest