finn
See also: Finn and fínn
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfinː]
- Hyphenation: finn
- Rhymes: -inː
Adjective
finn (not comparable)
- Finnish (of or relating to Finland, its people or language)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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
- Finn Köztársaság
- Finnország
- Finn-öböl
Noun
finn (countable and uncountable, plural finnek)
- Finn (person)
- Finnish (language)
Declension
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 | ||
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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
- finn in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Waterford) IPA(key): /fʲiːɲ/
- (Cork, Kerry, Galway) IPA(key): /fʲiːn̠ʲ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲɪn̠ʲ/
Adjective
finn
- inflection of fionn:
- vocative/genitive masculine singular
- (archaic) dative feminine singular
Noun
finn m
- genitive singular of fionn
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
finn | fhinn | bhfinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Mauritian Creole
Alternative forms
- inn
Etymology
From French finir (“finish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fin/
Verb
finn (medial form finn)
- (auxiliary) Used to indicate present perfect tense or past tense, commonly contracted to "inn" in speech.
Related terms
- fini
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
finn
- imperative of finne
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse finnr, from Proto-Germanic *finnaz. Possibly from a word for nomadic people.
Noun
finn m (definite singular finnen, indefinite plural finnar, definite plural finnane)
- Sami; member of the Sami people
- Synonyms: same, (derogatory) lapp
Derived terms
- finnandlet
- finnauga
- finnavåt
- finnbadstove
- finnball
- finnblod
- finnbunding
- finnbygd (“village where the majority is Sami”)
- finnbåt
- finndjevel (“Sami”, derogatory, literally “Sami devil”)
- finnebarn
- finnebusetnad
- finnegamme
- finnerter
- finnete
- finneting (“Sami assembly”)
- finnetoll
- finnfadervår
- finnferd
- finnfor
- finnforgjord
- finngalkn
- finngand
- finngjerd
- finnglunt
- finnhelvete
- finnhopp
- finnhug
- finnhyske
- finnhøkel
- finnjente, finngjente
- finnjoik
- finnkjekse
- finnkjerring
- finnklede
- finnkote
- finnkule
- finnkøyte
- finnladd
- finnlapp
- finnlarv
- finnluft
- finnlugg
- finnlukt
- finnmudd
- finnmål (“Sami language”)
- finnonder
- finnpose
- finnredd
- finnri
- finnrye
- finnsjel
- finnskatt
- finnsko, finnesko (“Sami footwear; gámmagat”)
- finnskogras
- finnskohøy
- finnskot
- finnslark
- finnstar
- finnstøvel
- finntarm
- finntikse
- finntukt
- finntusse
- finntyke
- finntytte
- finntøkje
- finntørk
- finntøte
- finntøykje
- finntøyte
- finnunge
- finnvækje
- finsk
- reinfinn
- runefinn
- tiggarfinn
- trollfinn
Related terms
Male given names:
- Alvfinn
- Arnfinn
- Audfinn
- Bergfinn
- Bjarnfinn
- Dagfinn
- Dolgfinn
- Finn
- Finnalv
- Finnberg
- Finnbjørn
- Finnboge
- Finne
- Finngard
- Finngeir
- Finnkjell
- Finnleik
- Finnmund
- Finnolv, Finnulv
- Finnvard
- Finnvid
- Fridfinn
- Geirfinn
- Gudfinn
- Herfinn
- Kolfinn
- Oddfinn
- Rodfinn
- Sigfinn
- Skåfinn
- Slagfinn
- Steinfinn
- Sæfinn
- Torfinn
- Vidfinn
- Åsfinn
Female given names:
- Alvfinna
- Arnfinna
- Dyrfinna
- Finna
- Finnbjørg
- Finndis
- Finnfrid
- Finngjerd
- Finnlaug
- Fridfinna
- Gudfinna
- Ingefinna
- Jofinna
- Kolfinna
- Sigfinna
- Sæfinna
- Torfinna
Etymology 2
From Old Norse finn.
Verb
finn
- present tense of finna
- imperative of finna
Old English
Alternative forms
- fin
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *finnō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /finn/, [fin]
Noun
finn m
- fin
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9
- Ne ete ġē nānne fisċ būtan þā þe habbaþ finnas and sċielle.
- Don't eat any fish except those that have fins and scales.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Leviticus 11:9
Declension
Declension of finn (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | finn | finnas |
accusative | finn | finnas |
genitive | finnes | finna |
dative | finne | finnum |
Descendants
- Middle English: finne, fynne, fyn
- Scots: fin, fyn
- English: fin
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- find
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *windos (“white”) (compare Welsh gwyn, Gaulish *windos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʲin͈/
Adjective
finn
- white
- bright
- blessed
Descendants
- Irish: fionn
- Manx: fynn
- Scottish Gaelic: fionn
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
finn | ḟinn | finn pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Norse
Proper noun
finn
- accusative singular of finnr
Swedish
Verb
finn
- imperative of finna.