finer

See also: Finer and finér

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

finer

  1. comparative form of fine: more fine

Derived terms

Noun

finer (plural finers)

  1. One who fines or purifies.

Anagrams

Danish

Alternative forms
  • (unofficial but common form) finér

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

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

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
    • circa 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 Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— fine — finons finez —

Synonyms

Descendants
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