Finnish
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
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South Asia/fɪnnɪʃ/
Finnish adjective: of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.
Adjective
Finnish (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.
- Culturally and economically Finland is a Western nation. But would the Finns fight if the Soviets tried to use Finnish territory as a springboard to attack NATO?1989 May, Priit J. Vesilind, “The Baltic: Arena of Power”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 614
- The law would allow Finnish border guards to reject migrant asylum applications at crossing points under certain circumstances.2024 July 12, “Finland approves controversial law to turn away migrants at Russian border”, in Euronews, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2024
- Of or pertaining to the Finnish language.
Noun
Finnish (uncountable)
Finnish meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Finnish in Hindi
- of Finland
- फ़िन्निश finniś
- of the Finnish language
- फ़िन्निश finniś
- language
- फ़िनिश finiś, फ़िनिश भाषा finiś bhāṣā, फ़िन्निश finniś
Finnish in Tamil
- language
- பின்னிஷ் piṉṉiṣ
Finnish in Urdu
- of Finland
- فینیش finniś
- language
- فنّنِش finniś
Finnish in Bengali
- of Finland
- ফিনীয় phiniẏo
- language
- ফিনীয় ভাষা phiniẏo bhaśa
More languagesFewer languages
- Finnish in Nepali
- फिनिश phiniś
- Finnish in Pashto
- فنلېنډي fenlenḍí, فنلېنډی fenlenḍáy
- Finnish in Tagalog
- Pinlandes
- Finnish in Arabic
- فِنْلَنْدِيّ finlandiyy, فِنْلَنْدِيَّة finlandiyya
- Finnish in Malay
- Finland, bahasa Finland, Finlandia
- Finnish in Indonesian
- Finlandia, bahasa Finlandia, bahasa Suomi
- Finnish in Persian
- فنلاندی fanlândi
- Finnish in Thai
- ฟินแลนด์ fin-lɛɛn, ภาษาฟินนิช, ภาษาฟิน, ภาษาฟินแลนด์ fin-lɛɛn
- Finnish in Vietnamese
- Phần Lan, tiếng Phần Lan
- Finnish in Myanmar
- ဖင်လန် hpanglan
Forms of Finnish
| alternative abbreviation | Fin. |
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Origin of Finnish
From Finn + -ish.
Words formed from Finnish
- Karelo-Finnish
Phrases with Finnish
- Savo Finnish
- Finnish horse
- Finnish Spitz
- North Finnish
- Finnish horses
- Finnish Spitzes
- Finnish Lapphund
- Finnish Lapphunds
- Kalo Finnish Romani
- Torne Valley Finnish
- Finnish Sign Language
- Finnish forest reindeer
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Words that rhyme with Finnish
Questions about Finnish
- What does Finnish mean?
- Finnish means of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.
- What is Finnish in Hindi?
- Finnish in Hindi is फ़िन्निश (finniś), फ़िनिश (finiś), फ़िनिश भाषा (finiś bhāṣā). See Finnish meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Finnish?
- Finnish can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Finnish?
- Finnish is pronounced /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/.
Words near Finnish in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Finnish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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