finta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish finta. === Noun === finta (plural fintas) (Judaism) A yearly synagogue membership fee (in Western Sephardic communities) == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian finta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfin.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfin.ta] === Noun === finta f (plural fintes) (sports) feint ==== Derived terms ==== fintar === Further reading === “finta”, 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 == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Finte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfɪnta] === Noun === finta f (colloquial) feint, trick V karty hrál ne vždy poctivě, znaje mnoho rozličných fortelů a fint. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “finta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “finta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “finta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfin.ta/ Rhymes: -inta Hyphenation: fìn‧ta === Etymology 1 === From the feminine of finto. ==== Adjective ==== finta feminine singular of finto ==== Noun ==== finta f (plural finte) affectation, simulation la sua penitenza è una finta ― his remorse is just for show (sports) feint, dummy ===== Derived terms ===== per finta ===== Related terms ===== fingersi finzione ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: finta → Dutch: fint → German: Finte → Portuguese: finta → Spanish: finta === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== finta inflection of fintare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === finta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary finta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) finta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa finta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication finta in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore finta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === fanti, tanfi == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *fintô (“tail, train”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to pull, stretch”). Cognate with Latin pendeō (“I hang”). Related to spin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfin.tɑ/ === Noun === finta m tail sequel consequence; result ==== Declension ==== Weak: === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “finta”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fin‧ta === Noun === ==== Etymology ==== From Latin fincta, variant of Latin ficta (“fake, fictitious”) finta f (plural fintas) (sports) dribble Synonym: drible (sports) feint === Noun === ==== Etymology ==== From Latin finita (“finished, finite”) finta f (plural fintas) An extraordinary income tax A church rate or parish tax (Judaism): A yearly synagogue membership tithe === Further reading === “finta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “finta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfinta/ [ˈfĩn̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -inta Syllabification: fin‧ta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian. ==== Noun ==== finta f (plural fintas) feint, dummy === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Portuguese finta. ==== Noun ==== finta f (plural fintas) (historical) A tribute or tax which is paid to the state from the produce of each subject's estate. (Judaism) A yearly synagogue membership tithe. ===== Descendants ===== → English: finta === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== finta inflection of fintar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “finta”, 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 == === Verb === finta (present fintar, preterite fintade, supine fintat, imperative finta) (often followed by bort (“away”)) to feint (perform a mock attack or otherwise feign intentions in order to confuse someone) ==== Usage notes ==== About sports maneuvers as well as other actions meant to confuse or outwit, where it's seen as figurative. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== fint (“a feint”) ==== References ==== finta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) finta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) finta in Svensk ordbok (SO)