fīnis

For the meaning “region”, compare pāgus again from a root meaning “to fix”.

Umstritten. Vielleicht für *fignis, von uig. *dʰeygʷ- „kleben, aufstellen“, woher figō, oder für *fidnis, von uig. *bʰeyd- „spalten“ , woher findō.

Vgl. pāgus „Region“ mit einer Wurzel, die „befestigen“ bedeutet.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfiː.nis/, [ˈfiːnɪs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.nis/, [ˈfiːnis]

Noun

fīnis m or f (genitive fīnis); third declension

end [ antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
Antonyms: initium, prīmōrdium, prīncipium, exōrdium, orīgō, limen

in finem ― eternally

ad finem ― to the end

finem facio ― I cease
limit, border, bound boundary, frontier [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: līmes, modus, cacūmen
(in the plural) boundaries, bounds; by extension, territory, region, lands
limit in duration, term (duration of a set length) [ quotations ▼]
end, purpose, aim, object, telos [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: voluntās, intentiō, cōnsilium, propositum, animus, mēns
death, end (of life) [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: mors, fūnus, fātum, interitus, exitus, perniciēs, somnus, sopor
amount (in late juridical writings)

Usage notes

According to Lewis & Short, finis does occasionally appear as a feminine noun in both the ante-classical and post-classical eras.

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, ablative singular in -e or -ī).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fīnis	fīnēs
Genitive	fīnis	fīnium
Dative	fīnī	fīnibus
Accusative	fīnem	fīnēs fīnīs
Ablative	fīne fīnī	fīnibus
Vocative	fīnis	fīnēs