Finte

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɪntə]
  • Audio:(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
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