termine

See also: Termine and terminé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French terminer, from Latin termināre. Doublet of terminate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪn/

Verb

termine (third-person singular simple present termines, present participle termining, simple past and past participle termined)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To settle, determine.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To bring to an end; to conclude, terminate.
   • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:

     How absurd had these guests been, if they had termined the thanks in the servitor

Anagrams

• Meinert, Meitner

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

termine

1. inflection of terminer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• émirent

Italian

Etymology

From Latin terminus or the variant termen, termine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛr.mi.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛrmine
• Hyphenation: tèr‧mi‧ne

Noun

termine m (plural termini)

1. end, close

   Synonym: fine

2. (time) limit, term, date, time

   Synonyms: scadenza, tempo, periodo, limite

3. term, word

   Synonym: parola

4. term, condition, main point

   Synonyms: condizione, elemento

5. (mathematics) term

Derived terms

• terminale
• terminare
• terminazione
• termine di paragone
• termine ultimo (“deadline”)
• terminismo
• terminologia

 

Anagrams

• mentire, tenermi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mi.ne/, [ˈt̪ɛrmɪnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mi.ne/, [ˈt̪ɛrmine]

Noun

termine

1. vocative singular of terminus

Old French

Noun

termine oblique singular, m (oblique plural termines, nominative singular termines, nominative plural termine)

1. finish; end

Portuguese

Verb

termine

1. inflection of terminar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [terˈmine]

Verb

termine

1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of termina

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾˈmine/ [t̪eɾˈmi.ne]
• Rhymes: -ine
• Syllabification: ter‧mi‧ne

Verb

termine

1. inflection of terminar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative