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Fenni

Fenni noun: 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.

Noun

Fenni pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) 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.

Origin of Fenni

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.

Phrases with Fenni

Questions about Fenni

What does Fenni mean?
Fenni means 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.
What part of speech is Fenni?
Fenni is a noun.

Words near Fenni in the dictionary

  1. fennes
  2. Fennessey
  3. Fennesseys
  4. Fennessy
  5. Fennessys
  6. Fenni
  7. Fennian
  8. Fennic
  9. Fennicise
  10. Fennicised
  11. Fennicises

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