English Explanatory Dictionary

Finnish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Finnish language.
noun
  1. The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish).

Pronunciation

fĭn′ĭsh /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ En-uk-finnish.ogg /fɪnnɪʃ/

Word forms

Finnish Fin.

Etymology

From Finn + -ish.

Related words

a person from Finland a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Sweden a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Norway Karelian Wiktionary’s coverage of Finnish terms

Derived words

Karelo-Finnish
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