Finnic
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Sami, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Finnic.
Origin of Finnic
1- Also Finnish.
Words Nearby Finnic
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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.
The hypothesis of an aboriginal Finnic population in Britain and elsewhere.
The English Language | Robert Gordon LathamThe Finnic peoples enshrined their faith in the ballads collected under the name of the Kalevala.
Comparative Religion | J. Estlin CarpenterYet further east and north the Finnic races looked out on a land of forest and waters, of mists and winds.
Comparative Religion | J. Estlin CarpenterThe Bulgarians are of interest because of their traditional Finnic origin and subsequent Europeanization.
British Dictionary definitions for Finnic
/ (ˈfɪnɪk) /
one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages, including Finnish and several languages of NE Europe: Compare Ugric
of or relating to this group of languages or to the Finns
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