finite

From Latin fīnītus, perfect passive participle of fīniō (“I finish; I terminate”), from fīnis (“boundary”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪnaɪt/

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finite (comparative more finite, superlative most finite)

1. Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
2. (grammar, as opposed to infinite) limited by person or number. [from 19th c.]

   The "goes" in "he goes" is a finite form of a verb

• limited

• infinite, nonfinite, infinitival
• unlimited
• endless
• eternal
• everlasting

• finis
• finity
• finitude

finite

1. past adverbial passive participle of fini

finite

1. inflection of finit:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

finite

1. past participle of finir

finite f pl

1. feminine plural of finito

finite

1. second-person plural present of finire
2. second-person plural imperative of finire
3. plural feminine past participle of finire

fīnīte (not comparable)

1. To a certain extent, within limits; limited.
2. Definitely, specifically.

• (within limits; definitely): īnfīnītē

• finite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers