Finnish

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Finn +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

  • (Western)
    • enPR: fĭn′ĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
    • Audio (UK):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɪnɪʃ
    • Homophone: finish
  • (Indic) IPA(key): /fɪnnɪʃ/

Adjective

Finnish (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.
    • 2024 July 12, “Finland approves controversial law to turn away migrants at Russian border”, in Euronews‎[1]:
      The law would allow Finnish border guards to reject migrant asylum applications at crossing points under certain circumstances.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Finnish language.

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Noun

Finnish (uncountable)

  2. 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).

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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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