Finnic

[ fin-ik ]

/ ˈfɪn ɪk /

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noun

a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Sami, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Finnic.

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Also Finnish.

Origin of Finnic

First recorded in 1660–70; Finn + -ic

Words nearby Finnic

Finnbogadóttir, finned, Finnegans Wake, finner, Finney, Finnic, finnick, finnicky, Finnish, Finnmark, Finno-

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How to use Finnic in a sentence

On the other hand, Mainof, best of authority, confirms the same tendency among those of Finnic descent.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1899|Various
The hypothesis of an aboriginal Finnic population in Britain and elsewhere.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
The Finnic peoples enshrined their faith in the ballads collected under the name of the Kalevala.
Comparative Religion|J. Estlin Carpenter
Yet further east and north the Finnic races looked out on a land of forest and waters, of mists and winds.
Comparative Religion|J. Estlin Carpenter

The Bulgarians are of interest because of their traditional Finnic origin and subsequent Europeanization.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Finnic

Finnic

/ (ˈfɪnɪk) /

noun

one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages, including Finnish and several languages of NE EuropeCompare Ugric

adjective

of or relating to this group of languages or to the Finns

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