German

Alternative forms

• Final m (Switzerland; only in the sport sense)

Noun

Finale n ‎(genitive Finales or Finals, plural Finale or Finals)

1. (sports) final
2. finale

Usage notes

• The general declension is with a genitive des Finales and plural die Finale.
• The form Finals, both for the genitive and the plural, originally belongs to the Swiss German variant Final. It is now often used for the German/Austrian Finale as well, but only in the sport sense. Given the fact that either plural may sound awkward, the form Finalspiele is often preferred.

Declension

English

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• premiere

Derived terms

• grand finale

Translations

Albanian

Noun

finale f ‎(plural finale)

1. (sports) final(s).

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈnaːlə/

Noun

finale f ‎(plural finales, diminutive finaletje n)

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

Derived terms

• 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

Anagrams

• enfila
• enflai

Italian

Etymology

Late Latin finalis, from Latin finis

Adjective

finale m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural finali)

1. final

Synonyms

• conclusivo
• ultimo

Antonyms

• iniziale

Noun

finale m ‎(plural finali)

1. end, ending, conclusion
2. finale

Antonyms

• inizio
• principio

Noun

finale f ‎(plural finali)

1. (sports) final, finals

   la finale della Coppa del Mondo - the World Cup final

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

Related terms

• finalissima
• finalista
• finalizzare
• finalmente
• fine
• finire

Anagrams

• alfine
• felina

Latin

Adjective

fīnāle

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

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.

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 finał
2. vocative singular of finał

Portuguese

Noun

finale m (plural finales)

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

finále m, n ‎(Cyrillic spelling фина́ле)

1. finale
2. finals

Declension

Turkish

Noun

finale

1. dative singular of final