finn

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See also: Finn and fínn

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Adjective

finn (not comparable)

  1. Finnish (of or relating to Finland, its people or language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative finn finnek
accusative finnet finneket
dative finnek finneknek
instrumental finnel finnekkel
causal-final finnért finnekért
translative finné finnekké
terminative finnig finnekig
essive-formal finnként finnekként
essive-modal finnül —
inessive finnben finnekben
superessive finnen finneken
adessive finnél finneknél
illative finnbe finnekbe
sublative finnre finnekre
allative finnhez finnekhez
elative finnből finnekből
delative finnről finnekről
ablative finntől finnektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		finné finneké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		finnéi finnekéi

Derived terms

Noun

finn (countable and uncountable, plural finnek)

  1. Finn (person)
  2. Finnish (language)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative finn finnek
accusative finnet finneket
dative finnek finneknek
instrumental finnel finnekkel
causal-final finnért finnekért
translative finné finnekké
terminative finnig finnekig
essive-formal finnként finnekként
essive-modal — —
inessive finnben finnekben
superessive finnen finneken
adessive finnél finneknél
illative finnbe finnekbe
sublative finnre finnekre
allative finnhez finnekhez
elative finnből finnekből
delative finnről finnekről
ablative finntől finnektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		finné finneké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		finnéi finnekéi
Possessive forms of finn
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. finnem finnjeim
2nd person sing. finned finnjeid
3rd person sing. finnje finnjei
1st person plural finnünk finnjeink
2nd person plural finnetek finnjeitek
3rd person plural finnjük finnjeik

Further reading

  • finn in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

finn

  1. inflection of fionn:
    1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
    2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

Noun

finn m

  1. genitive singular of fionn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
finn fhinn bhfinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French finir (“finish”).

Pronunciation

Verb

finn (medial form finn)

  1. (auxiliary) Used to indicate present perfect tense or past tense, commonly contracted to "inn" in speech.

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

finn

  1. imperative of finne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /finː/
  • IPA(key): /fiɲː/ (dialects with palatalization)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse finnr, from Proto-Germanic *finnaz. Possibly from a word for nomadic people. Doublet of finne.

Noun

finn m (definite singular finnen, indefinite plural finnar, definite plural finnane)

  1. (archaic) Sami; member of the Sami people
    Synonyms: same, (derogatory) lapp
  2. (rare, archaic) a Traveller, a vagabond
Derived terms
Related terms

Male given names:

Female given names:

Etymology 2

From Old Norse finn.

Verb

finn

  1. inflection of finna:
    1. present
    2. imperative

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finnō.

Pronunciation

Noun

finn m

  1. fin

Declension

Declension of finn (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative finn finnas
accusative finn finnas
genitive finnes finna
dative finne finnum

Descendants

  • Middle English: finne, fynne, fyn

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *windos (“white”) (compare Welsh gwyn, Gaulish *windos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

finn

  1. white
  2. bright
  3. blessed

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
finn ḟinn finn
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Norse

Proper noun

finn

  1. accusative singular of finnr

Swedish

Verb

finn

  1. imperative of finna
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