Finno-Ugric

American  

[fin-oh-oo-grik, -yoo-] / ˌfɪn oʊˈu grɪk, -ˈyu- /

noun

1. the major branch of the Uralic family of languages, subdivided into Finnic, which includes Finnish and Estonian, and Ugric, which includes Hungarian.

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adjective

1. of or relating to these languages.

Finno-Ugric British  

/ ˈfɪnəʊˈuːɡrɪk, -ˈjuː- /

noun

1. a family of languages spoken in Scandinavia, Hungary, and NE Europe, including Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Ostyak, and Vogul: generally regarded as a subfamily of Uralic See also Ural-Altaic

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adjective

1. of, relating to, speaking, or belonging to this family of languages

Etymology

Origin of Finno-Ugric

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Small and landlocked, it has a baffling Finno-Ugric language few outsiders master.

From The Guardian

Local experts believe Finns are attracted to Latin due to its grammar and that it’s pronounced much like it is written – a clear similarity to Finnish, a Finno-Ugric language that has no relation to Latin.

From Seattle Times

By contrast, all of Europe has just 4 language families—Indo-European, Finno-Ugric, Basque, and Turkic—with the great majority of Europeans speaking an Indo-European tongue.

From Literature

Both were related to the Finns, spoke Finno-Ugric languages, and had received a modified Cyrillic written language from Russian missionaries in the nineteenth century.

From The New Yorker

Small-town Hungary seemed a bigger challenge: Hungarians are supposedly reserved and formal; I certainly don’t speak their Finno-Ugric tongue; and my looks don’t attract attention.

From New York Times