finto

== Esperanto == === Etymology === From French feinte, from feindre (“to feign”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfinto/ Rhymes: -into Syllabification: fin‧to === Noun === finto (accusative singular finton, plural fintoj, accusative plural fintojn) (chiefly military, sports) A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy. ==== Derived terms ==== finti == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfin.to/ Rhymes: -into Hyphenation: fìn‧to === Etymology 1 === From Latin fictus, probably through a Vulgar Latin root *finctus, with a nasal infix. Compare French feint, Lombard fint and Piedmontese fint. ==== Adjective ==== finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte) false; fake; intended to mislead or distract insincere; feigned fare il finto tonto ― to play dumb (literally, “do the feigned dumb”) hypocritical artificial (relational) imitation ===== Derived terms ===== finta fintamente ==== Noun ==== finto m (plural finti) hypocrite ===== Derived terms ===== pacifinto ==== Participle ==== finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte) past participle of fingere === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== finto first-person singular present indicative of fintare === Further reading === finto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === fonti, tonfi == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfinto/ [ˈfĩn̪.t̪o] Rhymes: -into Syllabification: fin‧to === Verb === finto first-person singular present indicative of fintar