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Finno-Ugric

US/ˈfɪ.noʊ ˈ(j)u.ɡrɪk/

Finno-Ugric proper noun: a group of languages that, together with Samoyedic, make up the Uralic family, and are spoken in a broad swath from Siberia to Norway.

Proper noun

Finno-Ugric

  1. A group of languages that, together with Samoyedic, make up the Uralic family, and are spoken in a broad swath from Siberia to Norway.
  2. The Uralic languages as a whole.

Adjective

Finno-Ugric (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Finno-Ugric languages.

Forms of Finno-Ugric

alternative formFinno-Ugrian

Origin of Finno-Ugric

From Finno- + Ugric.

Questions about Finno-Ugric

What does Finno-Ugric mean?
Finno-Ugric means a group of languages that, together with Samoyedic, make up the Uralic family, and are spoken in a broad swath from Siberia to Norway.
What part of speech is Finno-Ugric?
Finno-Ugric can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Finno-Ugric?
Finno-Ugric is pronounced /ˈfɪ.noʊ ˈ(j)u.ɡrɪk/ (US).

Words near Finno-Ugric in the dictionary

  1. Finnley
  2. Finnmark
  3. Finnmarks
  4. Finno-
  5. Finno-Ugrian
  6. Finno-Ugric
  7. Finno-Ugricist
  8. Finno-Ugricists
  9. Finno-Ugrist
  10. Finno-Ugrists
  11. finnoc

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