finto

From French feinte, from feindre (“to feign”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfinto/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: fin‧to

finto (accusative singular finton, plural fintoj, accusative plural fintojn)

1. (chiefly military, sports) A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy.

• finti

• IPA^(key): /ˈfin.to/
• Rhymes: -into
• Hyphenation: fìn‧to

From Latin fictus, probably through a Vulgar Latin root *finctus, with a nasal infix. Compare French feint, Lombard fint and Piedmontese fint.

finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte)

1. false; fake; intended to mislead or distract

   un attacco finto

   a feint

   (literally, “a false attack”)

2. insincere; feigned

   il suo dolore è finto

   his pain is feigned

   fare il finto tonto ― to play dumb (literally, “do the feigned dumb”)

3. hypocritical
4. artificial
5. (relational) imitation

• finta
• fintamente

finto m (plural finti)

1. hypocrite

• pacifinto

finto (feminine finta, masculine plural finti, feminine plural finte)

1. past participle of fingere

finto

1. first-person singular present indicative of fintare

• finto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• fonti, tonfi

• IPA^(key): /ˈfinto/ [ˈfĩn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -into
• Syllabification: fin‧to

finto

1. first-person singular present indicative of fintar