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==English==

===Etymology===
The {{glossary|adjective}} is derived from {{inh|en|enm|fynyte}}, {{m|enm|finit}}, from {{der|en|la|fīnītus}}, perfect passive participle of {{m|la|fīniō|t=I finish; I terminate}}, from {{m|la|fīnis|t=boundary}}. The word displaced {{noncog|ang|ġeendodlīċ}}.

The {{glossary|noun}} is derived from the adjective.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈfaɪ.naɪt/|a=RP,GA,NZ}}
** {{audio|en|En-us-finite.ogg|a=California}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈfaɪ.nʌɪt/|a=CA}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈfɑɪ.nɑɪt/|a=AU}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪt|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|en|fi|nite}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# Having an [[end]] or [[limit]]; {{lb|en|of a quantity}} constrained by [[bounds]]; {{lb|en|of a set}} whose number of [[element]]s is a [[natural number]].
#: {{syn|en|limited}}
# {{lb|en|grammar|as opposed to [[infinite]] or [[nonfinite]]}} Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
#: {{ux|en|The "goes" in "he goes" is a '''finite''' form of a verb, the third-person singular.}}
# {{c|en|Algebra}}{{lb|en|ring theory|of a [[module]] (or [[algebra]]) over a [[ring]]}} [[finitely generated]] (as a [[module]]).

====Antonyms====
* {{l|en|infinite}}, {{l|en|nonfinite}}, {{l|en|infinitival}}
* {{l|en|unlimited}}
* {{l|en|endless}}
* {{l|en|eternal}}
* {{l|en|everlasting}}

====Derived terms====
{{col4|en
|finitely
|finitely generated|finite automaton|finite set
|finiteness
|nonfinite
|unfinite
|finite capacity planning|finite continued fraction|finite deterrence|finite difference|finite element|finite generator|finite geometry|finite state machine|finite-dimensional|finite-state machine|locally finite|non-finite|non-finite verb|σ-finite measure|finite field|finite-state automaton
}}

====Related terms====
{{col3|en
|finis
|finity
|finitude
}}

{{col4|en|title=terms derived from ''finite (adjective)''
|finitely
|finiteness
|finite verb
|infinite
|infiniteness
|infinitude
|transfinite
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|having an end or limit}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|кра́ен}}, {{t+|bg|ограни́чен}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|finit}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|有限|tr=yǒuxiàn de|alt=有限的}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|konečný|m}}
* Danish: {{t|da|endelig}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|eindig}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|lõplik}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|äärellinen}}, {{t+|fi|päättyvä}}, {{t+|fi|rajallinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|fini}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|სასრული}}
* German: {{t+|de|endlich}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|πεπερασμένος|m}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|véges}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|finito}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|限られた|tr=kagirareta}}, {{t+|ja|有限|alt=有限な|tr=yūgen na}}, {{t+|ja|有限|alt=有限の|tr=yūgen no}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|fīnītus}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|tāparepare}}, {{t|mi|whatungarongaro}} {{qualifier|refers to resources}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|endelig}}, {{t|no|avsluttet}}
* Old English: {{t|ang|ġeendodlīċ}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|skończony|m}}, {{t+|pl|ograniczony|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|finito}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|finit}}, {{t+|ro|limitat}}, {{t|ro|care are limită}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|коне́чный}}, {{t+|ru|ограни́ченный}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ко̀начан}}, {{t|sh|огра̀ничен}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|kònačan}}, {{t+|sh|ogràničen}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|limitado}}, {{t+|es|finito}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|ändlig}}, {{t+|sv|begränsad}}, {{t+|sv|förgänglig}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|hangganin}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sınırlı}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|скінче́нний}}, {{t|uk|обме́жений}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|grammar: limited by person or number}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|finit}}, {{t+|ca|personal}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|限定的}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|finiittinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|fini}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|określony}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|personal}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|finit}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|hangganin}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[thing]] which has an [[end#Noun|end]] or [[limit#Noun|limit]].
#* {{RQ:Watts Philosophical Essays|chapter=XIII|chaptername=Of Agreement and Difference, of Sameness, and the Doctrine of Opposites|pages=384–385|pageref=385|passage=''Diſagreement'' in Subſtance or Eſſence {{...}} may be called ''Diſproportion'', as, there is a Diſproportion betvveen '''Finites''' and Infinites, ''i.e.'' there is no Proportion betvveen them.}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|thing which has an end or limit}}
* French: {{t-needed|fr}}
* Macedonian: {{t-needed|mk}}
{{trans-bottom}}

==Esperanto==

===Adverb===
{{eo-part}}

# {{eo-form of|fin|ite}}

==German==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|de|De-finite.ogg}}

===Adjective===
{{head|de|adjective form}}

# {{de-adj form of|finit}}

==Ido==

===Pronunciation===
{{io-IPA}}

===Verb===
{{io-part|adv}}

# {{io-form of|fin}}

==Interlingua==

===Participle===
{{head|ia|participle}}

# {{ia-form of|fin|ite(ir)}}

==Italian==

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|finìte}}

===Etymology 1===

====Adjective====
{{head|it|adjective form}}

# {{adj form of|it|finito||f|p}}

====Participle====
{{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}}

# {{feminine plural of|it|finito}}

===Etymology 2===

====Verb====
{{head|it|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|it|finire||2|p|pres|ind|;|2|p|imp}}

==Latin==

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|fīnītē}}

===Adverb===
{{la-adv|fīnītē|-}}

# To a [[certain]] [[extent]], within [[limits]]; [[limited]].
#: {{ant|la|īnfīnītē}}
# [[definitely|Definitely]], [[specifically]].

====Related terms====
{{col3|la
|fīnālis
|fīniēns
|fīniō
|fīnis
|fīnitimus
|fīnītiō
|fīnītīvus
|fīnītor
|fīnītus
}}

===References===
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}

==Spanish==

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|finir}}