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Finnish

Finnish

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Related to Finland, its people, or its culture
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
translation icon : finlandés
  • In total, this was about a fifth of what the Finnish government had asked for in 1925.
  • Finnish navy
  • Finnish parliament
  • Finnish government

In America, it's known as Finnish squeaky cheese.

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Examples

  • This was a huge issue as well in the Finnish Winter War.

  • But wartime created an endless demand in Russia for Finnish metal and food supplies.

  • Since we're talking about Finnish, I have to tell you my favorite Finnish word, which is this.

  • The results for the total Finnish population of men and women are presented.

    Academic text (1999)
  • This is how the Finnish Army fought the Winter War.

  • I mean, this is, it seems to be a very normal part of Finnish sauna culture.

  • He has a Finnish passport.

  • One could characterize the relationship between the German and Finnish navies as a community of interests.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Now, the gods that he included are inspired by Greek gods, Norse gods, and Finnish mythology as well.

  • The Finnish language is known for its unique grammar and pronunciation.

Compounds

The money Finland used before it changed to the euro in 2002

Surface Forms

Finnish positive

Morphology

Finnish = Finn (transparent) = Finn + ish

A productive adjectival formation from the ethnonym 'Finn' plus the adjectival suffix '-ish', meaning 'of or relating to'.

Etymology

Finnish meaning 'of or relating to Finland' comes from Finn + -ish, the same pattern you see in English or Spanish. So Finnish means 'from the Finns or Finland', which is why we use it for people, culture, or things from Finland.