finale

== English == === Etymology === From Italian finale (“ending”), from Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”). Doublet of final. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fɨˈnɑːli/, /fɨˈnɑːleɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /fɨˈnɑli/, /fɨˈnæli/ (Indic) IPA(key): /fiˈnaːleː/ Rhymes: -ɑːli, -ɑːleɪ, -æli === Noun === finale (plural finales) The grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music. (narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works. ==== Antonyms ==== premiere ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === elafin == Albanian == === Noun === finale f (plural finale, definite finalja, definite plural finalet) (sports) final ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiˈnaːlə/ Hyphenation: fi‧na‧le Rhymes: -aːlə === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian finale, from Latin finālis. The sports sense derived from French finale. Doublet of finaal. ==== Noun ==== finale f (plural finales, diminutive finaletje n) a final, e.g. the end-round in a competition the finale of a music piece ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== finale inflection of finaal: masculine/feminine singular attributive definite neuter singular attributive plural attributive == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fi.nal/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== finale feminine singular of final ==== Noun ==== finale f (plural finales) ellipsis of partie finale: (sports) final, finals (game between the last two competitors remaining in the running, in elimination tournaments) (chess) endgame, end game (moment in the game when the threat of checkmate is low and the kings participate in the struggle) (writing) last part of a sentence ellipsis of consonne finale, voyelle finale: (linguistics) final phoneme (final phoneme in a syllable, especially in Chinese languages) ellipsis of lettre finale, syllabe finale: (grammar) final letter, final syllable ellipsis of note finale: (music) final note ===== Usage notes ===== (sports): The names of the various rounds of a tournament are built from the number of competitors who will remain after the round. For example, after the quarterfinals, there will be four competitors left over. ===== Antonyms ===== initiale ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== coda === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian finale. ==== Noun ==== finale m (plural finales) (music) finale (ensemble piece that ends an act of an opera, symphony, sonata) Synonym: (semantic loan) final === Further reading === “finale”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === enfila, enflai == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === finale inflection of final: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Etymology === From Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”), whence fine. By surface analysis, fine (“end; limit; goal”) +‎ -ale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiˈna.le/ Rhymes: -ale Hyphenation: fi‧nà‧le === Adjective === finale m or f by sense (plural finali) final, ending Synonyms: conclusivo, ultimo Antonym: iniziale === Noun === finale m (plural finali) end, ending, conclusion finale (wine) finish (sensations a wine leaves on the palate after degustation) ==== Antonyms ==== inizio principio ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === finale f (plural finali) (sports) final, finals la finale di Coppa del Mondo ― the World Cup final (of a contest) last round, final trial (linguistics) termination, ending, final clause ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fine finire === Anagrams === alfine, felina == Latin == === Adjective === fīnāle nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fīnālis == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Italian finale. === Noun === finale m (definite singular finalen, indefinite plural finaler, definite plural finalene) a final (last round of a competition) finale ==== Derived terms ==== cupfinale kvartfinale semifinale === References === “finale” in The Bokmål Dictionary. === Anagrams === fialen, fleina == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Italian finale. === Noun === finale m (definite singular finalen, indefinite plural finalar, definite plural finalane) a final (last round of a competition) finale ==== Derived terms ==== cupfinale kvartfinale semifinale === References === “finale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiˈna.lɛ/ Rhymes: -alɛ Syllabification: fi‧na‧le === Noun === finale locative singular of finał vocative singular of finał == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Italian finale. Doublet of final. === Pronunciation === === Noun === finale m (plural finales) (chiefly art) finale (grand end of a show or piece of music) === Further reading === “finale”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /finǎːle/ Hyphenation: fi‧na‧le === Noun === finále m inan or n (Cyrillic spelling фина́ле) finale finals ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Verb === finale second-person singular voseo imperative of finar combined with le