finite

From Middle English fynyte, finit, from Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; I terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”). Displaced native Old English ġeendodlīċ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪnaɪt/

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• Rhymes: -aɪnaɪt

finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)

1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.

   Synonym: limited

2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number. [from 19th c.]

   The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb, the third-person singular.

• infinite, nonfinite, infinitival
• unlimited
• endless
• eternal
• everlasting

finite

1. past adverbial passive participle of fini

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finite

1. inflection of finit:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

• IPA^(key): /fiˈnite/

finite

1. adverbial past passive participle of finar

finite

1. past participle of finir

• IPA^(key): /fiˈni.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: fi‧nì‧te

finite

1. feminine plural of finito

finite f pl

1. feminine plural of finito

finite

1. inflection of finire:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fiːˈniː.te/, [fiːˈniːt̪ɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fiˈni.te/, [fiˈniːt̪e]

fīnīte (not comparable)

1. To a certain extent, within limits; limited.

   Antonym: īnfīnītē

2. Definitely, specifically.

• “finite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

finite

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of finir combined with te