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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 703.fīnis on page 703
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fīnis end
fīnis is a Latin Noun that primarily means end.
Definitions for fīnis
Wheelock's Latin
Noun
- 1
end, limit, boundary, purpose
English derivatives:
affinity confine define final finale finance fine finesse finial finicky finish finite infinite paraffin refine
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Noun
- 1
(often pl.). The boundary of a territory or other area, or the line marking it. (b) the boundary between two territories or other areas specified or implied, a frontier. (c) an object marking a boundary. (d) (pl., applied to the starting-line in a race).
- 2
(pl.) The land lying within set limits, territory, domain (of a state, individual, etc.; sts. contrasted with urbs, etc.). (b) (sg.) a region, tract.
- 3
~i or ~e (quasi-prep. w. abl. or gen.), Up to the point of, as far as; also, within th bounds of. (b) Qua ~e (~i), up to the point where; also, up to what point, how far?
Sentences with fīnis
Latin to English
Fīnis corōnat opus.Compare The end crowns the works.
Sī fīnis bonus est, tōtum bonum erit.Compare All's well that ends well.
Corporis et fortunae bonorum ut initium sic finis est, omniaque orta occidunt et aucta senescunt; animus incorruptus, aeternus, rector humani generis agit atque habet cuncta neque ipse habetur.Compare The goods of the body and of fortune have an end just they have a beginning; they rise and fall, they prosper and decline; but the mind, incorrupt, eternal, ruler of the human race, is the master of all things, while it is itself free.
Ego iuvat ad finis bellum Punicus pervenio.Compare It pleases me to have come to the end of the Carthaginian war.
Declension table for fīnis
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | fīnis | fīnēs |
| Gen. | fīnis | fīnium |
| Dat. | fīnī | fīnibus |
| Acc. | fīnem | fīnīs / -ēs |
| Abl. | fīnī / -e | fīnibus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 137.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 703.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
Bibliography
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Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "fīnis, fīnis (n.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/finis-finis.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 137.fīnis, fīnis on page 137
