Fennicism
Fennicism noun: a word, phrase or grammatical phenomenon typical of the Finnish language, when used in another language.
Noun
Fennicism (countable and uncountable, plural Fennicisms)
- A word, phrase or grammatical phenomenon typical of the Finnish language, when used in another language.
- ...extensive use of fennicisms is often considered to be a sign of eroding Swedish language skills...
- Another difference between the literary usage of Soviet Estonia and émigré Estonians lies in the use of Fennicisms
- The influence of the Finnish language on another language, especially on Finland Swedish.
- The cult of Fennicism spread rapidly among the Finnish...1947. Tompuri, Elli. Voices from Finland: An Anthology of Finland's Verse and Prose in English... Sanoma: 1947, p. 7
- Snellman: "the history of Finnish literature is the history of Fennicism...1990. Yrjö Varpio. The History of Finnish Literary Criticism. Societas Scientiarum Fennica: 1990, p. 116
Synonyms of Fennicism
Forms of Fennicism
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Questions about Fennicism
- What does Fennicism mean?
- Fennicism means a word, phrase or grammatical phenomenon typical of the Finnish language, when used in another language.
- What part of speech is Fennicism?
- Fennicism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Fennicism?
- The plural of Fennicism is Fennicisms.
Words near Fennicism in the dictionary
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