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

  • 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

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.

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
    • 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.

Synonyms

Descendants

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