finish

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. An end; the end of anything.
2. A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
3. The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
4. A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
5. A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.

Verb

1. To complete (something).
2. To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
3. To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
4. To come to an end.
5. To put an end to; to destroy.
6. To reach orgasm.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, present active infinitive of fīniō, from fīnis (“end, limit, border, boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).