finale

From Italian finale (“ending”), from Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɪˈnɑːli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /fɨˈnɑli/, /fɨˈnæli/

finale (plural finales)

1. The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
   • 2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.

2. (narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.

• premiere

• grand finale

• elafin

finale f (plural finale)

1. (sports) final(s).

• IPA^(key): /fiˈnaːlə/

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finale f (plural finales, diminutive finaletje n)

1. a final, e.g. the end-round in a competition

• halve finale
• kwartfinale
• troostfinale

finale

1. Inflected form of finaal

finale

1. feminine singular of final

finale f (plural finales)

1. a final

• demi-finale
• finaliste

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

• enfila
• enflai

From Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”), whence fine. Surface analysis: fine (“end; limit; goal”) +‎ -ale.

• IPA^(key): /fiˈna.le/, [fiˈnäːle]
• Hyphenation: fi‧nà‧le

finale (masculine and feminine plural finali)

1. final, ending

• conclusivo
• ultimo

• iniziale

finale m (plural finali)

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

• inizio
• principio

finale f (plural finali)

1. (sports) final, finals

   la finale di Coppa del Mondo ― the World Cup final

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

• fine
• finire

• alfine
• felina

fīnāle

1. nominative neuter singular of fīnālis
2. accusative neuter singular of fīnālis
3. vocative neuter singular of fīnālis

From Italian finale

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

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

• cupfinale
• kvartfinale
• semifinale

• “finale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Italian finale

finale m (definite singular finalen, indefinite plural finalar, definite plural finalane)

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

• cupfinale
• kvartfinale
• semifinale

• “finale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

finale

1. locative singular of finał
2. vocative singular of finał

finale m (plural finales)

1. finale (grand end of something, especially something artistic)

• IPA^(key): /finǎːle/
• Hyphenation: fi‧na‧le

finále m or n (Cyrillic spelling фина́ле)

1. finale
2. finals