different between finale vs finals

English

Etymology

From Italian finale (“ending”), from Late Latin f?n?lis, from Latin f?nis (“end; boundary, limit”). Doublet of final.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??li

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f??n??li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /f??n?li/, /f??næli/

Noun

finale (plural finales)

1. The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
2. (narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.

Antonyms

• premiere

Derived terms

• grand finale

Translations

Anagrams

• elafin

Albanian

Noun

finale f (indefinite plural finale, definite singular finalja, definite plural finalet)

1. (sports) final

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian finale, from Latin fin?lis. The sports sense derived from French finale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?na?l?/
• Hyphenation: fi?na?le
• Rhymes: -a?l?

Noun

finale f (plural finales, diminutive finaletje n)

1. a final, e.g. the end-round in a competition
2. the finale of a music piece

Derived terms

• bekerfinale
• halve finale
• kwartfinale
• troostfinale

Adjective

finale

1. Inflected form of finaal

French

Adjective

finale

1. feminine singular of final

Noun

finale f (plural finales)

1. a final

Derived terms

• demi-finale
• finaliste
• grande finale
• quart de finale
• petite finale

Further reading

• “finale” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• enfila
• enflai

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin f?n?lis, from Latin f?nis (“end; boundary, limit”), whence fine. Surface analysis: fine (“end; limit; goal”) +? -ale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?na.le/
• Hyphenation: fi?nà?le

Adjective

finale (plural finali)

1. final, ending

   Synonyms: conclusivo, ultimo

   Antonym: iniziale

Noun

finale m (plural finali)

1. end, ending, conclusion
2. finale
3. (wine) finish (sensations a wine leaves on the palate after degustation)

Antonyms

• inizio
• principio

Noun

finale f (plural finali)

1. (sports) final, finals

2. (of a contest) last round, final trial
3. (linguistics) termination, ending, final clause

Derived terms

Related terms

• fine
• finire

Anagrams

• alfine
• felina

Latin

Adjective

f?n?le

1. nominative neuter singular of f?n?lis
2. accusative neuter singular of f?n?lis
3. vocative neuter singular of f?n?lis

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian finale

Noun

finale m (definite singular finalen, indefinite plural finaler, definite plural finalene)

1. a final (last round of a competition)
2. 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)

1. a final (last round of a competition)
2. finale

Derived terms

• cupfinale
• kvartfinale
• semifinale

References

• “finale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Noun

finale

1. locative singular of fina?
2. vocative singular of fina?

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian finale. Doublet of final.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi?na.li/

Noun

finale m (plural finales)

1. (chiefly art) finale (grand end of a show or piece of music)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fin??le/
• Hyphenation: fi?na?le

Noun

finále m or n (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. finale
2. finals

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?n?lz/

Noun

finals

1. plural of final
2. (aviation) Clipping of final approach.

Anagrams

• alfins

Catalan

Adjective

finals

1. plural of final

Swedish

Noun

finals

1. indefinite genitive singular of final