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finir

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See also: finîr

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan fenir (perhaps later influenced by fin), from Latin fīnīre.

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finir (first-person singular present fineixo, first-person singular preterite finí, past participle finit)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to end, finish, conclude
    Synonyms: acabar, finalitzar, finar

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French finir, from Middle French fenir (altered by association with fin), from Latin fīnīre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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finir

  1. to finish, end, complete
    J’ai fini les devoirs hier.
    I finished the homework yesterday.

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like nourrir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Derived terms

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Ido

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Verb

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finir

  1. past infinitive of finar

Interlingua

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Etymology

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From French.

Verb

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finir

  1. to finish

Conjugation

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French finir.

Verb

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finir

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to finish; to end
    Synonym: achever

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: finir

References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (finir, supplement)

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French finir, from Latin fīnīre.

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Verb

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finir

  1. to finish
    Antonym: coumenchier

Conjugation

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Old French

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Verb

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finir

  1. Alternative form of finer

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Poitevin-Saintongeais

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French fenir, from Latin finire.

Verb

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finir

  1. to end, finish

References

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  • Piveteau, Vianney (1996) Dicopoitevin[1] (in French)

Spanish

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Etymology

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From an alteration of Old Spanish fenir (influenced by fin), from Latin fīnīre. Cf. also the doublet fenecer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fiˈniɾ/ [fiˈniɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: fi‧nir

Verb

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finir (first-person singular present fino, first-person singular preterite finí, past participle finido)

  1. (intransitive, Colombia) to end
    Synonyms: acabar, finalizar, terminar

Conjugation

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Venetan

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Etymology

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From Latin fīnīre. Compare Italian finire.

Verb

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finir

  1. (transitive) to finish, end, complete

Conjugation

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* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.









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