Finno-Ugrian

American  

[fin-oh-oo-gree-uhn, -yoo-] / ˌfɪn oʊˈu gri ən, -ˈyu- /

adjective

1. pertaining to the Finns and the Ugrians.

2. Finno-Ugric.

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noun

1. Finno-Ugric.

Etymology

Origin of Finno-Ugrian

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

It would help to know something about the region – and that the Komi language is part of the small Finno-Ugrian language group, something that Jerne, like many Hungarians, is obsessed with.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012

The Finno-Ugrian Vampire, written in 2002, is Noémi Szécsi's first novel, and the first to appear in English.

From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012

There is some difference of opinion as to whether the Samoyedes should be included among the Finno-Ugrian tribes or be given the rank of a separate division equivalent to Finno-Ugrian and Turkish.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

The language is indisputably Finno-Ugrian, but the name Hungarian seems to lead back to the form Un-ugur, and to suggest Turkish connexions which are confirmed by the warlike habits of the Huns and Magyars.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

The Finno-Ugrian languages are distinguished from the other divisions of the Ural-Altaic group both in grammar and vocabulary.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various