Fennicism

Fennicism

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Fennicism (uncountable)

1. A word, phrase or grammatical phenomenon typical of the Finnish language, when used in another language.
   • 1947. Tompuri, Elli. Voices from Finland: An Anthology of Finland's Verse and Prose in English... Sanoma: 1947, p. 7:

     The cult of Fennicism spread rapidly among the Finnish...

   • 1990. Yrjö Varpio. The History of Finnish Literary Criticism. Societas Scientiarum Fennica: 1990, p. 116:

     Snellman: "the history of Finnish literature is the history of Fennicism...

Related terms

• Fennicize