finer

See also: Finer and finér

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪnɚ/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑɪnə/
• Rhymes: -aɪnə(ɹ)

Adjective

finer

1. comparative form of fine: more fine

Derived terms

• finer than frog hair

Noun

finer (plural finers)

1. One who fines or purifies.

Anagrams

• -frine, frine, infer

Danish

Alternative forms

• finér (unofficial but common form)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fineːr/, [fiˈneːˀɐ̯]

Noun

finer c (singular definite fineren, not used in plural form)

1. veneer (thin covering of fine wood)

Verb

finer or finér

1. imperative of finere

Middle French

Alternative forms

• finir

Etymology

From Old French finer.

Verb

finer

1. to finish

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of finer

infinitive	simple	finer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	finant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		finé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	fine	fines	fine	finons	finez	finent
	imperfect	finois, finoys	finois, finoys	finoit, finoyt	finions, finyons	finiez, finyez	finoient, finoyent
	past historic	fina	finas	fina	finasmes	finastes	finerent
	future	finerai, fineray	fineras	finera	finerons	finerez	fineront
	conditional	finerois, fineroys	finerois, fineroys	fineroit, fineroyt	finerions, fineryons	fineriez, fineryez	fineroient, fineroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	fine	fines	fine	finons	finez	finent
	imperfect	finasse	finasses	finast	finassions	finassiez	finassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	fine	—	finons	finez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: finir

Old French

Alternative forms

• fenir
• finir

Etymology

From alteration (based on fin) of the original form fenir, from Latin fīnīre, present active infinitive of fīniō, from fīnis (“boundary, limit”).

Verb

finer

1. to finish; to complete
   • c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci commence le miracle de Théophile:

     S'en sui plus dolenz, Salatin,
     Quar en françois ne en latin
     Ne finai onques de proier

     I am very sad about it, Satan
     For neither in French nor in Latin
     Have I stopped praying for you

2. (figuratively, transitive) to kill; to murder
3. (figuratively, intransitive) to die

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of finer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		finer			avoir finé
gerund		en finant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		finant
past participle		finé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	fin	fines	fine	finons	finez	finent
	imperfect	finoie, fineie, finoe, fineve	finoies, fineies, finoes, fineves	finoit, fineit, finot, fineve	finiiens, finiens	finiiez, finiez	finoient, fineient, finoent, finevent
	preterite	finai	finas	fina	finames	finastes	finerent
	future	finerai	fineras	finera	finerons	fineroiz, finereiz, finerez	fineront
	conditional	fineroie, finereie	fineroies, finereies	fineroit, finereit	fineriiens, fineriens	fineriiez, fineriez	fineroient, finereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	fin	fins	fint	finons	finez	finent
	imperfect	finasse	finasses	finast	finissons, finissiens	finissoiz, finissez, finissiez	finassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	fine	—	finons	finez	—

Synonyms

• (to finish): finir
• (to kill): murdrir, ocire

Related terms

• definer, definir
• fin

Descendants

• Middle French: finer, finir
  • French: finir