finto

See also: Finto, fintó, and fintò

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• finti

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

Derived terms

• finta
• fintamente

Noun

finto m (plural finti)

1. hypocrite

Derived terms

• pacifinto

Participle

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

1. past participle of fingere

Etymology 2

Verb

finto

1. first-person singular present indicative of fintare

Further reading

• “finto”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• fonti, tonfi

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Verb

finto

1. first-person singular present indicative of fintar