fint

See also: fínt

Danish

Adjective

fint

1. neuter singular of fin

Adverb

fint

1. finely

   Det passer fint med hvad jeg har hørt.

   That fits nicely with what I have heard.

2. alright

   Jeg har det fint!

   I'm alright!

Verb

fint

1. imperative of finte

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: fint
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian finta.

Noun

fint f (plural finten, diminutive fintje n)

1. (Southern) A wile, a trick, a feint.

Related terms

• fictie
• fingeren

Etymology 2

Alosa fallax

Borrowed from German Finte.

Noun

fint f (plural finten, diminutive fintje n)

1. The twait shad, Alosa fallax

Further reading

• fint on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

fint

1. neuter singular of fin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

fint

1. neuter singular of fin

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Finte, from Italian finta, from Latin fingere.

Noun

fint c

1. a feint (movement made to confuse an opponent, something feigned to confuse someone)

Usage notes

About sports maneuvers as well as other actions meant to confuse or outwit, where it's seen as figurative.

Declension

Declension of fint
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fint	finten	finter	finterna
Genitive	fints	fintens	finters	finternas

Derived terms

• finta
• kroppsfint

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fint

1. indefinite neuter singular of fin

Further reading

• fint in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fint in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fint in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• fint in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)