Finn en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- fĭn
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɪn/
Etymology
From Old English Finnas (“the Sami”) (plural), from Old Norse finnr (“a hunter-gatherer”), from Proto-Germanic *finnaz (which see for more). Possibly originally meaning a ‘finder’ of food, referring to nomadic hunter-gatherers, particularly the Sami.
Meanings
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A national of Finland.
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:
- A person of ethnic Finnish (Suomi) ancestry; a non-Swedish, non-Sami Finlander.
- A member of any Finnic nationality, such as (more narrowly) a Baltic Finn such as a Karelian or Estonian, or (more broadly) a Volga Finn or Perm Finn.
- A male given name from Old Norse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Finlander (person from Finland) · Finnishman (ethnic Finn) · Suomi (ethnic Finn)
Translations (117)
et põder (ethnic Finn) · lt suomė (national of Finland) · et somm (national of Finland) · et põder (national of Finland) · cmn 芬蘭人 /芬兰人 (national of Finland) · de Finnländer (national of Finland) · hy ֆինլանդացի (national of Finland) · is Finni (ethnic Finn) · mk Финец (ethnic Finn) · ar فِنْلَنْدِيّ (national of Finland) · id orang Finlandia (national of Finland) · sl Fínka (ethnic Finn) · sw Mfini (ethnic Finn) · nn finne (ethnic Finn) · nl Fin (ethnic Finn) · tr Finlandiyalı (national of Finland) · sms läʹdd (ethnic Finn) · ca finlandés (national of Finland) · ko 핀란드 사람 (national of Finland) · ru финля́ндец (national of Finland) · sjd Ла̄дтҍе̄ммьне (national of Finland) · it finlandese (national of Finland) · ja フィンランド人 (national of Finland) · hu finn (ethnic Finn) · el Φινλανδέζα (national of Finland) · nb finne (ethnic Finn) · ru фи́нка (ethnic Finn) · fr Finnoise (ethnic Finn) · gd Fionnlainneach (national of Finland) · ja フィン人 (ethnic Finn) · uk фін (ethnic Finn) · ga Fionlannach (national of Finland) · nn kven (ethnic Finn) · de Finnin (ethnic Finn) · pt finlandês (national of Finland) · nn finlending (national of Finland) · be фін (ethnic Finn) · de Finnländerin (national of Finland) · sk Fín (ethnic Finn) · mk Финка (ethnic Finn) · oj madoodoowinini (national of Finland) · de Finne (ethnic Finn) · sl Fínec (ethnic Finn) · se láttán (ethnic Finn) · ka ფინელი (ethnic Finn) · gl finlandés (national of Finland) · sv finländare (national of Finland) · oj omakakiiwinini (ethnic Finn) · pl Fin (ethnic Finn) · ro finlandeză (national of Finland) · km ហ្វាំង (ethnic Finn) · ast finlandés (national of Finland) · eo finno (ethnic Finn) · ca finlandesa (national of Finland) · se suopmelaš (national of Finland) · izh soomalain (national of Finland) · ko 핀란드인 (national of Finland) · et somm (ethnic Finn) · fr Finlandais (national of Finland) · ru финля́ндка (national of Finland) · nb finlending (national of Finland) · sv finne (ethnic Finn) · ru финн (ethnic Finn) · ca finlandesa (national of Finland) · tr Fin (ethnic Finn) · sh Finkinja (ethnic Finn) · se láddelaš (ethnic Finn) · pl Fin (national of Finland) · lv somiete (national of Finland) · bg финландец (national of Finland) · izh soomalain (ethnic Finn) · fr Finnois (ethnic Finn) · pt finlandesa (national of Finland) · sjd ла̄дӭлаш (ethnic Finn) · oj omakakiiwinini (national of Finland) · eo finnlandano (national of Finland) · sk Fínka (ethnic Finn) · ka ფინელი (national of Finland) · vo Suomiyänan (national of Finland) · hy ֆինն (ethnic Finn) · fi suomalainen (national of Finland) · sjd ла̄дтҍ (ethnic Finn) · nb finlender (national of Finland) · et poro (ethnic Finn) · nn finlendar (national of Finland) · lv soms (national of Finland) · nl Finse (ethnic Finn) · es finlandesa (national of Finland) · et poro (national of Finland) · cs Finka (ethnic Finn) · vec finlandexe (national of Finland) · eu finlandiar (national of Finland) · sw Mfinlendi (national of Finland) · et soomlane (ethnic Finn) · pt fino (ethnic Finn) · be фі́нка (ethnic Finn) · ca finlandès (national of Finland) · oj madoodoowinini (ethnic Finn) · el Φινλανδός (national of Finland) · lt suomis (national of Finland) · it finnico (ethnic Finn) · et soomlane (national of Finland) · es finlandés (national of Finland) · ast finesa (national of Finland) · ia finnese (ethnic Finn) · ast finlandesa (national of Finland) · pl Finka (ethnic Finn) · cs Fin (ethnic Finn) · ast finés (national of Finland) · da finne (ethnic Finn) · uk фі́нка (ethnic Finn) · sv finska (ethnic Finn) · pl Finka (national of Finland) · ar فِنْلَنْدِيَّة (national of Finland) · fr Finlandaise (national of Finland) · ro finlandez (national of Finland) · sh Finac (ethnic Finn)