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Noun [Cornish]

Etymology: From fin (“fine, elegant”) + -der. Etymology templates: {{suf|kw|fin|der|t1=fine, elegant}} fin (“fine, elegant”) + -der Head templates: {{head|kw|noun|uncountable|||||{{{d2}}}|||||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} finder m (uncountable), {{kw-noun|m|uncount=1}} finder m (uncountable)
  1. sensibility Tags: masculine, uncountable

Noun [Danish]

IPA: /fenər/, [ˈfenɐ]
Etymology: From finde (“to find”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|da|finde|er|gloss1=to find|id2=agent noun}} finde (“to find”) + -er Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|finderen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|findere||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|g=c|g2=|head=}} finder c (singular definite finderen, plural indefinite findere), {{da-noun|en|e}} finder c (singular definite finderen, plural indefinite findere) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|e|ne}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=findernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=finderes|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=finderens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=finders|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=finderne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=findere|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=finderen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=finder}} Forms: finderen [definite, singular], findere [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], finder [indefinite, nominative, singular], finderen [definite, nominative, singular], findere [indefinite, nominative, plural], finderne [definite, nominative, plural], finders [genitive, indefinite, singular], finderens [definite, genitive, singular], finderes [genitive, indefinite, plural], findernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. finder Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-finder-da-noun-Efqq2iGO Categories (other): Danish terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Danish]

IPA: /fendər/, [ˈfenˀɐ]
Etymology: See finde. Head templates: {{head|da|verb form}} finder
  1. present of finde Tags: form-of, present Form of: finde
    Sense id: en-finder-da-verb-pNEkgF73 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfaɪndə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfaɪndəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-finder.wav [Southern-England] Forms: finders [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪndə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pent-der. Proto-Germanic *finþaną Proto-West Germanic *finþan Old English findan Middle English fynden Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English fyndere English finder Inherited from Middle English fyndere, from fynden (“to find”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). By surface analysis, find + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:fyndere|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pent-der. Proto-Germanic *finþaną Proto-West Germanic *finþan Old English findan Middle English fynden Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English fyndere English finder [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pent-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*finþaną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*finþan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "findan", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fynden", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }, { "id" : "agentive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-āsijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-eh₂s(i)yós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-eh₂so-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-so-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-o-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āsios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm", "pos" : "suffix forming agent nouns" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fyndere", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "finder", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="finder"> Inherited from Middle English fyndere, from fynden (“to find”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns)., {{surf|en|find|-er|id2=agent noun}} By surface analysis, find + -er, {{ety|en|:inh|enm:fyndere|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pent-der. Proto-Germanic *finþaną Proto-West Germanic *finþan Old English findan Middle English fynden Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English fyndere English finder Inherited from Middle English fyndere, from fynden (“to find”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). Head templates: {{en-noun}} finder (plural finders)
  1. One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer.
    Sense id: en-finder-en-noun-adUoqTDB
  2. A device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest.
    Sense id: en-finder-en-noun-~f3BTwi0
  3. (UK, historical) A person who picks up scraps and oddments to sell to make a living. Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-finder-en-noun-ZB55tiiW Categories (other): British English, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 17 32 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 17 32 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 17 34 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 36 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 15 31 54 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 35 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 2 6 15 31 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 16 35 45 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 28 57 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 14 30 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} finder
  1. alternative form of fyndere Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: fyndere
    Sense id: en-finder-enm-noun-jyFpxhan Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Albada finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "comet-finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ditchfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "factfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fact-finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "faultfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "finderlist"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "finder of fact"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "finderscope"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fire finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fishfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gold-finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "key finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "object finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pathfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pure finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "radio direction finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "range finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rangefinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rootfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "statefinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stud finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ugly-finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ugly finder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "viewfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "waterfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wayfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "witchfinder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "witch-finder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*pent-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pent-"
    ],
    [
      "*finþaną",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finþaną"
    ],
    [
      "*finþan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/finþan"
    ],
    [
      "findan",
      "findan#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "fynden",
      "fynden#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "*-eh₂",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-eh₂"
    ],
    [
      "*-os",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-os#Proto-Indo-European:_athematic"
    ],
    [
      "*-yós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yós#Proto-Indo-European:_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "*-āsios",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-āsios#Proto-Italic:_adjective"
    ],
    [
      "-ārius",
      "-arius#Latin:_adjective"
    ],
    [
      "-ārius",
      "-arius#Latin:_agent_noun"
    ],
    [
      "*-ārijaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ārijaz#Proto-Germanic:_noun"
    ],
    [
      "*-ārī",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ārī#Proto-West_Germanic:_agent_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Old_English:_agent_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
    [
      "fyndere",
      "fyndere#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "fyndere",
      "fyndere#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "fynden",
      "fynden#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
    [
      "find",
      "find#English"
    ],
    [
      "-er",
      "-er#English:_agent_noun"
    ]
  ],
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        "1": "en",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "enm:fyndere",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *pent-der.\nProto-Germanic *finþaną\nProto-West Germanic *finþan\nOld English findan\nMiddle English fynden\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-os?\nProto-Indo-European *-o-\nProto-Indo-European *-so-\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-\nProto-Indo-European *-yós\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós\nProto-Italic *-āsijos\nProto-Italic *-āsios\nLatin -āriusnom.\nLatin -āriusbor.\nProto-Germanic *-ārijaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ārī\nOld English -ere\nMiddle English -ere\nMiddle English fyndere\nEnglish finder\n[Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*pent-\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*finþaną\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], 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\"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-ārijaz\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-ārī\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"-ere\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"-ere\", \"lang\" : \"enm\", \"pos\" : \"suffix forming agent nouns\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"fyndere\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"finder\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"finder\">\nInherited from Middle English fyndere, from fynden (“to find”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "find",
        "3": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, find + -er",
      "name": "surf"
    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "enm:fyndere",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *pent-der.\nProto-Germanic *finþaną\nProto-West Germanic *finþan\nOld English findan\nMiddle English fynden\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-os?\nProto-Indo-European *-o-\nProto-Indo-European *-so-\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-\nProto-Indo-European *-yós\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós\nProto-Italic *-āsijos\nProto-Italic *-āsios\nLatin -āriusnom.\nLatin -āriusbor.\nProto-Germanic *-ārijaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ārī\nOld English -ere\nMiddle English -ere\nMiddle English fyndere\nEnglish finder\nInherited from Middle English fyndere, from fynden (“to find”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *pent-der.\nProto-Germanic *finþaną\nProto-West Germanic *finþan\nOld English findan\nMiddle English fynden\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-os?\nProto-Indo-European *-o-\nProto-Indo-European *-so-\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-\nProto-Indo-European *-yós\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós\nProto-Italic *-āsijos\nProto-Italic *-āsios\nLatin -āriusnom.\nLatin -āriusbor.\nProto-Germanic *-ārijaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ārī\nOld English -ere\nMiddle English -ere\nMiddle English fyndere\nEnglish finder\nInherited from Middle English fyndere, from fynden (“to find”) + -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). By surface analysis, find + -er.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "finders",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "finder (plural finders)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "find",
        "er"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "word": "fire finder"
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      "word": "fishfinder"
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      "word": "gold-finder"
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      "word": "pathfinder"
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      "word": "pure finder"
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    {
      "word": "radio direction finder"
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    {
      "word": "rangefinder"
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    {
      "word": "rootfinder"
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    {
      "word": "statefinder"
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    {
      "word": "stud finder"
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    },
    {
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    {
      "word": "waterfinder"
    },
    {
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