Finte

Finte

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɪntə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Italian finta.

    Noun

    Finte f (genitive Finte, plural Finten)

    1. feint
      Synonyms: Vorwand, Täuschung, List
    Declension
    Declension of Finte [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Finte die Finten
    genitive einer der Finte der Finten
    dative einer der Finte den Finten
    accusative eine die Finte die Finten
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Sometimes linked to Latin pingō (“to paint”), with the suggestion that the original meaning of this fish name is "mottled [fish]". If so, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

    Noun

    Finte f (genitive Finte, plural Finten)

    1. twait shad, Alosa fallax
    Declension
    Declension of Finte [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Finte die Finten
    genitive einer der Finte der Finten
    dative einer der Finte den Finten
    accusative eine die Finte die Finten
    Descendants
    • → Dutch: fint

    Further reading

    • “Finte”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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