finnish
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.67 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.
adj
Of or pertaining to the Finnish language.
noun
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).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Culturally and economically Finland is a Western nation. But would the Finns fight if the Soviets tried to use Finnish territory as a springboard to attack NATO?"
- "The law would allow Finnish border guards to reject migrant asylum applications at crossing points under certain circumstances."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Finn Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English Finnish From Finn + -ish.
Usage
Inflected Forms
Fin. (alternative, abbreviation)
Phrases
Karelo-Finnish
a person from Finland
a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Sweden
a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Norway
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Frequently Paired Words
a person from Finland
a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Sweden
a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Norway
Karelian
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