finite

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is derived from Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“to finish; to terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). The word displaced Old English ġeendodlīċ. The noun is derived from the adjective. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/, /ˈfaɪ.nɪt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/, /ˈfaɪ.nɪt/ (Canadian raising) IPA(key): [ˈfaɪ.nʌɪt] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfɑe.nɑet/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/, [ˈfɑe̯.nɑe̯t] Rhymes: -aɪt Hyphenation: fi‧nite === Adjective === finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite) Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number. Synonym: limited (grammar) Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number. [from 19th c.] Coordinate terms: infinite, nonfinite (ring theory, of a module (or algebra) over a ring) finitely generated (as a module). ==== Antonyms ==== infinite, nonfinite, infinitival unlimited endless eternal everlasting ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === finite (plural finites) A thing which has an end or limit. ==== Translations ==== == Esperanto == === Adverb === finite past adverbial passive participle of fini == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === finite inflection of finit: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Ido == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiˈnite/ === Verb === finite adverbial past passive participle of finar == Interlingua == === Participle === finite past participle of finir == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fiˈni.te/ Rhymes: -ite Hyphenation: fi‧nì‧te === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== finite feminine plural of finito ==== Participle ==== finite f pl feminine plural of finito === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== finite inflection of finire: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fiːˈniː.teː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fiˈniː.te] === Adverb === fīnītē (not comparable) To a certain extent, within limits; limited. Antonym: īnfīnītē Definitely, specifically. ==== Related terms ==== === References === “finite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers == Spanish == === Verb === finite second-person singular voseo imperative of finir combined with te