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Finnish
[
fin
-ish
]
Origin
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Finn·ish
/
ˈfɪn
ɪʃ
/
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[
fin
-ish
]
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noun
1.
the principal
language
of Finland, a Uralic language related closely to Estonian and remotely to Hungarian.
Abbreviation:
Finn.
2.
Finnic.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to Finland or its inhabitants.
4.
Finnic.
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Finnish
is always a great word to know.
So is
ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
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doohickey
. Does it mean:
So is
flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Origin:
1780–90;
Finn
+
-ish
1
Related forms
pro-Finn·ish,
adjective
Can be confused:
Finnish,
finish
.
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Finnish
(ˈfɪnɪʃ)
—
adj
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or their language
—
n
2.
the official language of Finland, also spoken in Estonia and NW Russia, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family
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Word Origin & History
Finnish
c.1790, from
Finn
+
-ish
. Earlier was Finnic (1660s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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