different between finite vs finito

English

Etymology

From Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin f?n?tus, perfect passive participle of f?ni? (“I finish; I terminate”), from f?nis (“boundary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?na?t/

Adjective

finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)

1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

   Synonym: limited

2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) limited by person or number. [from 19th c.]

Antonyms

• infinite, nonfinite, infinitival
• unlimited
• endless
• eternal
• everlasting

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Esperanto

Adverb

finite

1. past adverbial passive participle of fini

German

Adjective

finite

1. inflection of finit:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?nite/

Verb

finite

1. adverbial past passive participle of finar

Interlingua

Participle

finite

1. past participle of finir

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?ni.te/
• Hyphenation: fi?nì?te

Adjective

finite

1. feminine plural of finito

Verb

finite

1. second-person plural present of finire
2. second-person plural imperative of finire
3. feminine plural past participle of finire

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fi??ni?.te/, [fi??ni?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi?ni.te/, [fi?ni?t??]

Adverb

f?n?te (not comparable)

1. To a certain extent, within limits; limited.

   Antonym: ?nf?n?t?

2. Definitely, specifically.

Related terms

References

• finite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

English

Etymology

From Italian finito (“finished”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f?n?i?.t??/

Adjective

finito (not comparable)

1. Finished; over with

Anagrams

• Fotini

Esperanto

Noun

finito (accusative singular finiton, plural finitoj, accusative plural finitojn)

1. singular past nominal passive participle of fini

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?nito/

Verb

finito

1. singular nominal past passive participle of finar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?ni.to/
• Hyphenation: fi?nì?to
• Rhymes: -ito

Adjective

finito (feminine finita, masculine plural finiti, feminine plural finite)

1. finished
2. finite

   Antonym: infinito

Derived terms

• finitamente

Noun

finito m (plural finiti)

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Verb

finito m (feminine singular finita, masculine plural finiti, feminine plural finite)

1. past participle of finire

Anagrams

• fotini, tifino, tifoni

Further reading

• finito in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• finito in Grandi Dizionari
• finito in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• finito in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti
• finito in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• finito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fi??ni?.to?/, [fi??ni?t?o?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi?ni.to/, [fi?ni?t??]

Verb

f?n?t?

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of f?ni?

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin f?n?tus (“finite; limited”), present passive participle of f?ni? (“I finish; I limit”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.?ni.to/
• Hyphenation: fi?ni?to

Adjective

finito m (feminine singular finita, masculine plural finitos, feminine plural finitas, not comparable)

1. finite; limited

   Synonyms: limitado, restrito

   Antonyms: ilimitado, infinito

2. finished; over

   Synonyms: acabado, terminado

   Antonym: inacabado

Related terms

• fim
• finidade

Further reading

• “finito” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “finito” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “finito” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “finito” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2021.
• “finito” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “finito” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?nito/, [fi?ni.t?o]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin f?n?tus.

Adjective

finito (feminine finita, masculine plural finitos, feminine plural finitas)

1. finite

   Antonym: infinito

Related terms

• finitud

Etymology 2

From fino +? -ito.

Adjective

finito (feminine finita, masculine plural finitos, feminine plural finitas)

1. Diminutive of fino
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Further reading

• “finito” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.