Finale

See also: finale and finále

German

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fiˈnaːlə/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
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  • Rhymes: -aːlə

Noun

Finale n (strong, 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, Endspiele or less often Finalspiele may be preferred.

Declension
Declension of Finale [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Finale die Finale, Finals
genitive eines des Finales, Finals der Finale, Finals
dative einem dem Finale den Finalen, Finals
accusative ein das Finale die Finale, Finals

Synonyms
  • (sports): Endspiel (match between two sides); Endkampf (competition with more than two sides)

Further reading
  • “Finale” in Duden online
  • “Finale” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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