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 Word Forms

• anti-Finnish adjective
• pro-Finnish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Finnish¹

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

Example Sentences

The Finnish company Norsepower revived the design when it began exploring fuel efficiency systems for ships more than a decade ago.

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"The golf really matters," said Brent Nelsen, a former professor of Stubb's at Furman University in Georgia, at which the Finnish president studied on a golf scholarship in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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The Stars already had enough Finnish players on the roster to fill a sauna.

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Finnish prosecutors said Thursday they were appealing a Helsinki court's decision to dismiss a case against three crewmembers from Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables.

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After spending the past four decades as a music director of four orchestras, the 67-year-old Finnish composer and conductor insists he no longer wants all the responsibility that goes with leading an organization.

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