Finnish

English

Alternative forms

  • (abbreviation): Fin.

Etymology

From Finn + -ish

Pronunciation

  • enPR: fĭn'ĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Homophone: finish

Adjective

Finnish (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Finland.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Finnish language.

Translations

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Noun

Finnish (uncountable)

  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).

Translations

See also

  • Finn: a person from Finland.
  • Finnish language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Torne Valley Finnish: a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Sweden
  • Kven: a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Norway
  • Karelian
  • Wiktionary's coverage of Finnish terms
  • Appendix:Finnish Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Finnish

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