Finnish

[ fin-ish ]

noun

1. the principal language of Finland, a Uralic language related closely to Estonian and remotely to Hungarian.
2. Finnic.

adjective

1. of or relating to Finland or its inhabitants.
2. Finnic.

Finnish

/ ˈfɪnɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or their language

noun

1. the official language of Finland, also spoken in Estonia and NW Russia, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

Other Words From

• an·ti-Finn·ish adjective
• pro-Finn·ish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Finnish¹

First recorded in 1780–90; Finn + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Dishes are listed by their Finnish names with English subtitles.

From The Daily Beast

Nevertheless, as a doctor responsible for both German and Finnish soldiers, he refused to discriminate.

From The Daily Beast

The German replied, ‘But nothing would happen to you—you’re a Finnish soldier.

From The Daily Beast

“We did not help the Germans,” snaps Kent Nadbornik, the chairman of the Finnish Jewish Veterans Guild.

From The Daily Beast

Payments recently have included $22 million to Al Qaeda in Yemen for the release of Swiss, Austrian and Finnish hostages.

From The Daily Beast

You love her, your beautiful Finnish orphan brought up in France and romantically met in London, with the adorable name?

From Project Gutenberg

The child of Finnish sea-folk who had drifted to Brest and died there, she had been adopted by an old Breton sea-dog and his wife.

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Then spake the Earl to that man whose name 118 some say was Fin, but as others have it was of Finnish kith and kin.

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A peculiarity of Finnish magic is what is called "the word of origin."

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The ring-finger is usually called the "nameless finger" in Finnish.

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