Fenni
See also: fenni
English
Etymology
From Latin Fennī; compare Ancient Greek Φίννος (Phínnos). The name as used by Tacitus is unclear about whom it actually describes, but it may nevertheless be from Old Norse Finnr (“a Sami”). More at Fenni.
Noun
Fenni pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient people of northeastern Europe first described by Cornelius Tacitus in Germania in AD 98. It is unclear whether the Fenni are connected with the present-day Finns.
Translations
an ancient people
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
- finne
Latin
Noun
Fennī
- inflection of Fennus:
- nominative/vocative plural
- genitive singular