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Finnish Common

Finnish has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages

"The Finnish language is an official tongue in Finland and a member of the Baltic Finnic linguistic family."

2

The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish).

"During her trip to Helsinki, she practiced speaking Finnish so that locals could understand her better."

In plain English: A Finnish is someone who lives in Finland or speaks its language.

"My friend speaks fluent Finnish and loves to sing traditional folk songs."

Adjective
1

of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland

"Finnish architecture"

2

Of or pertaining to Finland.

"The Finnish people have a rich tradition of celebrating their country's independence day."

In plain English: Finnish refers to anything related to Finland, its people, language, or culture.

"The Finnish design company created beautiful furniture with clean lines and functional shapes."

Example Sentences
"The Finnish design company created beautiful furniture with clean lines and functional shapes." adj
"My friend speaks fluent Finnish and loves to sing traditional folk songs." noun
"The finnish in the old boat was so thick it looked like concrete." noun
"She spent her summer days removing the finnish from her cousin's floorboards." noun
"How much will this professional finisher charge to strip all the finnish off my deck?" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Baltic-Finnic

Origin

The word comes from Old English fenn, meaning Fenland, combined with the suffix -ish. It originally referred to people or things related to the marshy region of Fens in eastern England.

Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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