"final" meaning in German

See final in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fiˈnaːl/ Audio: De-final.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: 18th century, from Latin finālis, perhaps in part through French final. Recently revived to some degree by influence of English final. Etymology templates: {{der|de|la|finālis}} Latin finālis, {{der|de|fr|final}} French final, {{der|de|en|final}} English final Head templates: {{de-adj}} final (strong nominative masculine singular finaler, not comparable) Inflection templates: {{de-adecl}} Forms: finaler [masculine, nominative, singular, strong], no-table-tags [table-tags], final [masculine, predicative, singular], final [feminine, predicative, singular], final [neuter, predicative, singular], final [plural, predicative], finaler [masculine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], finale [feminine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], finales [neuter, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], finale [nominative, plural, strong, without-article], finalen [genitive, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], finaler [feminine, genitive, singular, strong, without-article], finalen [genitive, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], finaler [genitive, plural, strong, without-article], finalem [dative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], finaler [dative, feminine, singular, strong, without-article], finalem [dative, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], finalen [dative, plural, strong, without-article], finalen [accusative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], finale [accusative, feminine, singular, strong, without-article], finales [accusative, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], finale [accusative, plural, strong, without-article], der finale [definite, includes-article, masculine, nominative, singular, weak], die finale [definite, feminine, includes-article, nominative, singular, weak], das finale [definite, includes-article, neuter, nominative, singular, weak], die finalen [definite, includes-article, nominative, plural, weak], des finalen [definite, genitive, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], der finalen [definite, feminine, genitive, includes-article, singular, weak], des finalen [definite, genitive, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], der finalen [definite, genitive, includes-article, plural, weak], dem finalen [dative, definite, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], der finalen [dative, definite, feminine, includes-article, singular, weak], dem finalen [dative, definite, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], den finalen [dative, definite, includes-article, plural, weak], den finalen [accusative, definite, includes-article, masculine, singular, weak], die finale [accusative, definite, feminine, includes-article, singular, weak], das finale [accusative, definite, includes-article, neuter, singular, weak], die finalen [accusative, definite, includes-article, plural, weak], ein finaler [includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, nominative, singular], eine finale [feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, nominative, singular], ein finales [includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, nominative, singular], finalen [indefinite, mixed, nominative, plural], keine finalen [includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, nominative, plural], eines finalen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], einer finalen [feminine, genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], eines finalen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], finalen [genitive, indefinite, mixed, plural], keiner finalen [genitive, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural], einem finalen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], einer finalen [dative, feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], einem finalen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], finalen [dative, indefinite, mixed, plural], keinen finalen [dative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural], einen finalen [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, masculine, mixed, singular], eine finale [accusative, feminine, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, singular], ein finales [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, neuter, singular], finalen [accusative, indefinite, mixed, plural], keine finalen [accusative, includes-article, indefinite, mixed, negative, plural]
  1. (grammar) final, expressing purpose Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-final-de-adj-XVUjkgYO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 50 2 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (higher register) final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death) Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: endgültig, abschließend, unwiderruflich, entscheidend, letztlich
    Sense id: en-final-de-adj-fNC4DSnH Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 48 50 2
  3. (rare, pompous, chiefly anglicism) final, last Tags: not-comparable, rare Synonyms: letzter
    Sense id: en-final-de-adj-~Nl-bZnk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Finale

Inflected forms

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      "form": "ein finaler",
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      "form": "eine finale",
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          "english": "deadly force (literally, “final [i.e. lethal] rescue shot”)",
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        {
          "ref": "2020, Max-Emanuel Geis, Kommunalrecht. Ein Studienbuch, 5th edition, München: C.H. Beck, →ISBN, Sect. 3 Rn. 44, page 20:",
          "text": "In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wurde, auch aus Gründen der dünnen Besiedelung, die noch deutlich drastischere Reduzierung von zwölf auf sechs Landkreise und die Umwandlung von vier der sechs kreisfreien Städte zu Kreisstädten im Jahr 2011 durchgeführt. Auch hier blieben entsprechende Landesverfassungsbeschwerden final erfolglos.",
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      "form": "die finalen",
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "Finale"
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      "categories": [
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        "sciences"
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        "German terms with quotations",
        "German terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "the final wording of the contracts",
          "text": "der finale Wortlaut der Verträge",
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        },
        {
          "english": "the final stage of the illness",
          "text": "das finale Krankheitsstadium",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "deadly force (literally, “final [i.e. lethal] rescue shot”)",
          "text": "finaler Rettungsschuss",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020, Max-Emanuel Geis, Kommunalrecht. Ein Studienbuch, 5th edition, München: C.H. Beck, →ISBN, Sect. 3 Rn. 44, page 20:",
          "text": "In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wurde, auch aus Gründen der dünnen Besiedelung, die noch deutlich drastischere Reduzierung von zwölf auf sechs Landkreise und die Umwandlung von vier der sechs kreisfreien Städte zu Kreisstädten im Jahr 2011 durchgeführt. Auch hier blieben entsprechende Landesverfassungsbeschwerden final erfolglos.",
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        "(higher register) final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death)"
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        },
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          "word": "unwiderruflich"
        },
        {
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        },
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          "word": "letztlich"
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "the final minutes before the big gig",
          "text": "die finalen Minuten vor dem großen Auftritt",
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      "ipa": "/fiˈnaːl/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "final"
}

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