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Finnicism

Finnicism noun: a construction or an utterance that is characteristic of the Finnish language.

Noun

Finnicism (plural Finnicisms)

  1. A construction or an utterance that is characteristic of the Finnish language.
    Synonyms:
    Fennicism

Synonyms of Finnicism

Forms of Finnicism

pluralFinnicisms

Origin of Finnicism

From Finnic + -ism.

Questions about Finnicism

What does Finnicism mean?
Finnicism means a construction or an utterance that is characteristic of the Finnish language.
What part of speech is Finnicism?
Finnicism is a noun.
What is the plural of Finnicism?
The plural of Finnicism is Finnicisms.

Words near Finnicism in the dictionary

  1. Finnic
  2. Finnicise
  3. Finnicised
  4. Finnicises
  5. Finnicising
  6. Finnicism
  7. Finnicisms
  8. Finnicist
  9. Finnicists
  10. Finnicization
  11. Finnicize

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