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finn

See also: Finn and fínn

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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finn (not comparable)

  1. Finnish (of or relating to Finland, its people or language)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative finn finnek
accusative finnet finneket
dative finnek finneknek
instrumental finnel finnekkel
causal-final finnért finnekért
translative finné finnekké
terminative finnig finnekig
essive-formal finnként finnekként
essive-modal finnül —
inessive finnben finnekben
superessive finnen finneken
adessive finnél finneknél
illative finnbe finnekbe
sublative finnre finnekre
allative finnhez finnekhez
elative finnből finnekből
delative finnről finnekről
ablative finntől finnektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		finné finneké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		finnéi finnekéi

Derived terms

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Noun

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finn (countable and uncountable, plural finnek)

  1. Finn (person)
  2. Finnish (language)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative finn finnek
accusative finnet finneket
dative finnek finneknek
instrumental finnel finnekkel
causal-final finnért finnekért
translative finné finnekké
terminative finnig finnekig
essive-formal finnként finnekként
essive-modal — —
inessive finnben finnekben
superessive finnen finneken
adessive finnél finneknél
illative finnbe finnekbe
sublative finnre finnekre
allative finnhez finnekhez
elative finnből finnekből
delative finnről finnekről
ablative finntől finnektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		finné finneké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		finnéi finnekéi
Possessive forms of finn
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. finnem finnjeim
2nd person sing. finned finnjeid
3rd person sing. finnje finnjei
1st person plural finnünk finnjeink
2nd person plural finnetek finnjeitek
3rd person plural finnjük finnjeik

Further reading

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  • finn in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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finn

  1. inflection of fionn:
    1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
    2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

Noun

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finn m

  1. genitive singular of fionn

Mutation

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Mutated forms of finn
radical lenition eclipsis
finn fhinn bhfinn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French finir (“finish”).

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Verb

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finn (medial form finn)

  1. (auxiliary) Used to indicate present perfect tense or past tense, commonly contracted to "inn" in speech.
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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finn

  1. imperative of finne

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /finː/
  • IPA(key): /fiɲː/ (dialects with palatalization)

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse finnr, from Proto-Germanic *finnaz. Possibly from a word for nomadic people. Doublet of finne.

Noun

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finn m (definite singular finnen, indefinite plural finnar, definite plural finnane)

  1. (archaic) Sami; member of the Sami people
    Synonyms: same, (derogatory) lapp
  2. (rare, archaic) a Traveller, a vagabond
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Male given names:

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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse finn.

Verb

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finn

  1. inflection of finna:
    1. present
    2. imperative

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *finnō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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finn m

  1. fin

Declension

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Declension of finn (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative finn finnas
accusative finn finnas
genitive finnes finna
dative finne finnum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: finne, fynne, fyn

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *windos (“white”) (compare Welsh gwyn, Gaulish *windos).

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Adjective

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finn

  1. white
  2. bright
  3. blessed

Descendants

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Mutation

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Mutation of finn
radical lenition nasalization
finn ḟinn finn
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Norse

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Proper noun

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finn

  1. accusative singular of finnr

Swedish

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Verb

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finn

  1. imperative of finna
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