fina
See also: FINA, Fina, finá, and fină
English
Alternative forms
- see fixing to
Contraction
fina
- African-American Vernacular form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action.
- 2008, Jodie Miller, quoting "Lisa", Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence, →ISBN:
- I'm like, "Well I'm fina catch the bus home," 'cause... my cousin was fina walk down to my auntie house but I wanted to go home.
- 2011, Charlan M. Johnson, Once Lost... ...Now Found, →ISBN, page 8:
- "I'm fina make some money off yo' ass."
- 2013, Jody Miller, quoting "Shauntell", “Case study: African American girls, urban inequality”, in The Oxford Handbook of Ethnicity, Crime, and Immigration, →ISBN, page 267:
- Then [the girls] come out cryin', sayin' I'm fina go home.
- 2013, Sami Martin, Kept Quiet: A Story of Family, Sex & Deceit, →ISBN, page 182:
- "I'm fina beat this bitch ass!"
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References
- fina', The Rice University Neologisms Database
Anagrams
- Fain, an if, fain, naif, naïf
Asturian
Verb
fina
- third-person singular present indicative of finar
- second-person singular imperative of finar
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈfi.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfi.na/
Adjective
fina
- feminine singular of fi
Esperanto
Etymology
From fino + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfina]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: fin‧a
Adjective
fina (accusative singular finan, plural finaj, accusative plural finajn)
- final
Galician
Adjective
fina
- feminine singular of fino
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfi.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: fì‧na
Adjective
fina
- feminine singular of fino
Anagrams
- anfi-, fian, naïf
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiː.na/
Adverb
fina
- pronominal form of f': in us
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²fiː.nɑ/
Adjective
fina
- (dialectal, nonstandard since 1901) weak feminine/neuter singular of fin
- 1980, Moe, Ingvar, Sommaren te Ingebjerr, Oslo: Samlaget, page 11:
- Ingebjerr tåtte det va så kjekt atte noken vilde høyra om alt det fina og løgna som o hadde gjort på denna sommaren.
- Ingebjerr was delighted that someone would hear about all the nice and funny things she had been doing this summer.
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- (obsolete, nonstandard since 1901) strong feminine plural of fin
- 1974 [1850], Vang, Andris, “Den forgjyltø skog”, in Gamla reglo å rispo ifrå Valdris, Universitetsforlaget, page 11:
- Å dæ æ tvær fina jamfrjugo, so bea um huus i nat, sa dei.
- And there are two fair virgins, who ask for lodging tonight, said they.
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Occitan
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
fina
- feminine singular of fin
Old English
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfi.nɑ/
Noun
fina m
- woodpecker
Declension
Declension of fina (weak)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | fina | finan |
accusative | finan | finan |
genitive | finan | finena |
dative | finan | finum |
Synonyms
- *spiht
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfi.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: fi‧na
Adjective
fina
- feminine singular of fino
Verb
fina
- inflection of finar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfina/ [ˈfi.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: fi‧na
Adjective
fina
- feminine singular of fino
Verb
fina
- inflection of finar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
- inflection of finir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
fina
- absolute singular definite and plural form of fin.