final

== 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) (Canada, US, Philippines) 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 (US) finaling or (UK) finalling, simple past and past participle (US) finaled or (UK) finalled) (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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == 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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.nal/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin fīnālis. ==== 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 === Etymology 2 === Semantic loan from Italian finale. ==== Noun ==== final m (plural finals) (music) finale Synonym: finale === 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 == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch finaal, from Middle French final, ultimately from Late Latin fīnālis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfinal/ [ˈfi.nal] Rhymes: -inal Syllabification: fi‧nal === Noun === final (plural final-final) Finale; a final conclusion, an end. === Adjective === final (comparative lebih final, superlative paling final) Final; latest, last, ultimate. Synonym: terakhir === Further reading === “final”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == 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 === Further reading === “final”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “final”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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/neuter plural finale) final ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== finalitate finaliza == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === final m inan (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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == 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 ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ====