finite

finite

English

Etymology

From Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; I terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪnaɪt/

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Adjective

finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)

1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite) limited by person or number. [from 19th c.]

   The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb

Synonyms

• limited

Antonyms

• infinite, nonfinite, infinitival
• unlimited
• endless
• eternal
• everlasting

Related terms

• finis
• finity
• finitude

terms derived from finite (adjective)

• finitely
• finiteness
• finite verb
• infinite

• infiniteness
• infinitude
• transfinite

Translations

having an end or limit

Bulgarian: кра́ен (bg) (kráen), ограни́чен (bg) (ograníčen) Catalan: finit Chinese: Mandarin: 有限的 (zh) (yǒuxiàn de) Czech: konečný (cs) m Dutch: eindig (nl) Estonian: lõplik (et) Finnish: äärellinen (fi), päättyvä (fi), rajallinen (fi) French: fini (fr) German: endlich (de) Greek: πεπερασμένος (el) m (peperasménos) Hungarian: véges (hu)

Italian: finito (it) Japanese: 限られた (kagirareta), 有限な (ja) (yūgen na), 有限の (ja) (yūgen no) Maori: tāparepare, whatungarongaro (refers to resources) Norwegian: endelig (no), avsluttet Polish: skończony (pl) m, ograniczony (pl) m Portuguese: finito (pt) Romanian: finit (ro), limitat (ro), care are limită Russian: коне́чный (ru) (konéčnyj), ограни́ченный (ru) (ograníčennyj) Serbo-Croatian: коначан, konačan (sh), ограничен, ograničen (sh) Spanish: limitado (es), finito (es) Swedish: ändlig (sv), begränsad (sv) Tagalog: hangganin

grammar: limited by person or number

Chinese: Mandarin: 限定的 Finnish: finiittinen (fi)

Spanish: personal (es) Tagalog: hangganin

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Esperanto

Adverb

finite

1. past adverbial passive participle of fini

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German

Adjective

finite

1. inflection of finit:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

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Interlingua

Participle

finite

1. past participle of finir

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Italian

Adjective

finite f pl

1. feminine plural of finito

Verb

finite

1. second-person plural present of finire
2. second-person plural imperative of finire
3. plural feminine past participle of finire

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Latin

Adverb

fīnīte (not comparable)

1. To a certain extent, within limits; limited.
2. Definitely, specifically.

Antonyms

• (within limits; definitely): īnfīnītē

Related terms

• fīnālis
• fīniēns
• fīniō
• fīnis
• fīnitimus
• fīnītiō
• fīnītīvus
• fīnītor
• fīnītus

 

References

• finite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers