Finnic

[ fin-ik ]

/ ˈfɪn ɪk /

noun

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

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Finnic.

Also Finnish.

Origin of Finnic

First recorded in 1660–70; Finn + -ic

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Examples from the Web for finnic

The Finnic peoples enshrined their faith in the ballads collected under the name of the Kalevala.
Comparative Religion|J. Estlin Carpenter
But the whole course of reasoning is based upon false premises, for the Hungarians are most assuredly not of Finnic origin.
The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races|Arthur, comte de Gobineau
The hypothesis of an aboriginal Finnic population in Britain and elsewhere.
The English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
On the other hand, Mainof, best of authority, confirms the same tendency among those of Finnic descent.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1899|Various

In no Finnic tribe—perhaps in no other tribe in the world,—is fiery red hair so common as amongst the Votiaks.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham

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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