finalist

English

Etymology

final +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

finalist (plural finalists)

1. Somebody or something that appears in the final stage of a competition.
2. A university student in their final year of study; a senior.
3. A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

Derived terms

• quarter-finalist
• semi-finalist

Translations

participant in final

• Catalan: finalista m or f
• Czech: finalista (cs) m, finalistka (cs) f
• Dutch: finalist (nl) m, finaliste (nl) f
• French: finaliste (fr) m
• Georgian: ფინალისტი (pinalisṭi)
• German: Finalist (de) m, Finalistin (de) f
• Hebrew: פַיְנָלִיסְט (he) m (faynelíst)
• Hungarian: döntős (hu)
• Irish: iomaitheoir ceannchluiche m
• Italian: finalista (it) m or f
• Persian: فینالیست (fa) (finâlist)
• Portuguese: finalista m or f
• Romanian: finalist (ro) m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: фина̀лист m

  Roman: finàlist (sh) m

• Spanish: finalista (es) m or f
• Swedish: finalist (sv) c

See also

• short list, shortlisted

Anagrams

• Filastin, tail fins, tailfins

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French finaliste or English finalist. Equivalent to finale +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfi.naːˈlɪst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: fi‧na‧list
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

finalist m (plural finalisten, diminutive finalistje n, feminine finaliste)

1. finalist

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French finaliste.

Noun

finalist m (plural finaliști)

1. finalist

Declension

Declension of finalist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) finalist	finalistul	(niște) finaliști	finaliștii
genitive/dative	(unui) finalist	finalistului	(unor) finaliști	finaliștilor
vocative	finalistule		finaliștilor

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• finàlista (Bosnia, Serbia)

Etymology

From finále.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /finǎlist/
• Hyphenation: fi‧na‧list

Noun

finàlist m (Cyrillic spelling фина̀лист)

1. finalist

Declension

Declension of finalist

	singular	plural
nominative	finalist	finalisti
genitive	finalista	finalista
dative	finalistu	finalistima
accusative	finalista	finaliste
vocative	finaliste	finalisti
locative	finalistu	finalistima
instrumental	finalistom	finalistima

References

• “finalist” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Noun

finalist c

1. a finalist

Declension

Declension of finalist
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	finalist	finalisten	finalister	finalisterna
Genitive	finalists	finalistens	finalisters	finalisternas

See also

• semifinalist
• kvartsfinalist

References

• finalist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• finalist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)