fini
Dyula
Noun
fini
- goosegrass, Eleusine indica
References
- Niggli, Urs (2016) Dioula - French - English Dictionary, SIL International
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian finire and French finir, ultimately from Latin fīniō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfini]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ini
- Hyphenation: fi‧ni
Verb
fini (present finas, past finis, future finos, conditional finus, volitive finu)
- (transitive) to end, finish
- La kudristino devas baldaŭ fini la robon. ― The seamstress should finish the dress soon.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fini
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Derived terms
- finaĉi (“to end badly”)
- finiĝi (“to come to an end”)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.ni/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -i
Participle
fini (feminine finie, masculine plural finis, feminine plural finies)
- past participle of finir
Noun
fini m (plural finis)
- aspect or texture of what has been completed
- Un fini lisse ― A smooth finish
Adjective
fini (feminine finie, masculine plural finis, feminine plural finies)
- completed or done
- which has come to an end
- (technical, philosophy) which has an end, limited, finite
- which has been carefully done
- (derogatory) whose art has been perfected; accomplished; complete
- Un menteur fini ― An accomplished liar.
- Un abruti fini, un connard fini ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- which has been morally damaged and has lost his reputation; done for
- 1874, Émile Zola, La Conquête de Plassans,
- On peut dormir en paix : c’est un homme fini, qui ne se mêlera plus des affaires de Plassans.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1874, Émile Zola, La Conquête de Plassans,
- readily useable
- Produits finis ― Manufactured products
Further reading
- “fini”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
From French fini.
Adjective
fini (indeclinable, predicative only)
- (colloquial, only used as a predicative adjective) done, finished
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French finir (“finish”).
Verb
fini
- to finish
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfini/
Noun
fini
- plural of fino
Interlingua
Verb
fini
- present of finir
- imperative of finir
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfi.ni/
- Rhymes: -ini
- Hyphenation: fì‧ni
Noun
fini f
- plural of fine (“end, conclusion”)
Noun
fini m
- plural of fine (“end, aim, goal”)
Adjective
fini
- plural of fine
Adjective
fini
- masculine plural of fino
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfiː.niː/, [ˈfiːniː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ni/, [ˈfiːni]
Noun
fīnī
- dative/ablative singular of fīnis
Verb
fīnī
- second-person singular present active imperative of fīniō
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French finir.
Verb
fini (medial form fini)
- to finish
Derived terms
- finn
Nupe
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fī.nĩ̄/
Noun
fini (plural finizhì)
- leaf; herb
- Tukpa mi á dzwa fini. ― Said after one has been listening for a long time. (literally, “My ears have sprouted leaves.”)
- bush
Derived terms
- kpacegi fini (“leaf stem”)
- finikó (“large leaf”)
- tukpa mi á dzwa fini
- a è lá emí woró pa fini à
Old Irish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʲinʲi/
Noun
fini
- inflection of fine:
- accusative/dative singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative dual/plural
Noun
fini
- Alternative spelling of fíni
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fini | ḟini | fini pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Romanian
Etymology
From French finir, from Latin finire.
Verb
a fini (third-person singular present finește, past participle finit) 4th conj.
- to finish
Conjugation
infinitive | a fini | ||||||
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gerund | finind | ||||||
past participle | finit | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | finesc | finești | finește | finim | finiți | finesc | |
imperfect | fineam | fineai | finea | fineam | fineați | fineau | |
simple perfect | finii | finiși | fini | finirăm | finirăți | finiră | |
pluperfect | finisem | finiseși | finise | finiserăm | finiserăți | finiseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să finesc | să finești | să finească | să finim | să finiți | să finească | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | finește | finiți | |||||
negative | nu fini | nu finiți |
Sranan Tongo
Adjective
fini
- fine
Ternate
Etymology
Compare Tetum fini (“seed”) and Malay benih (“seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfi.ni]
Noun
fini
- a seed
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tetum
Etymology
From *bini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binehiq, compare Malay benih.
Noun
fini
- seed
Uab Meto
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəniq.
Noun
fini
- seed (fertilized grain)