Finn

See also: finn and fínn

English

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Finn

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Pronunciation

enPR: fĭn, IPA^(key): /ˈfɪn/
Rhymes: -ɪn
Homophone: fin

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

Finn (plural Finns)

A national of Finland.
A person of ethnic Finnish (Suomi) ancestry; a non-Swedish, non-Sami Finlander.
(by extension) 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.

Synonyms

(person from Finland): (dated) Finlander
(ethnic Finn): Suomi, (rare) Finnishman

Translations

ethnic Finn

Armenian: ֆինն (hy) (finn)
Belarusian: фін m (fin), фі́нка f (fínka)
Czech: Fin (cs) m, Finka (cs) f
Danish: finne (da) c
Dutch: Fin (nl) m, Finse (nl) f
Esperanto: finno (eo)
Estonian: soomlane (et), somm (colloquial), poro (et) (colloquial, ethnic slur), põder (et) (colloquial, ethnic slur)
French: Finnois (fr) m, Finnoise (fr) f
Georgian: ფინელი (pineli)
German: Finne (de) m, Finnin (de) f
Hungarian: finn (hu)
Icelandic: Finni m
Ingrian: soomalain
Interlingua: finnese
Italian: finnico (it) m
Japanese: フィン人 (Fin-jin)
Khmer: ហ្វាំង (feaŋ)
Macedonian: Финец m (Finec), Финка f (Finka)
Northern Sami: láddelaš, láttán
Norwegian:
Bokmål: finne (no) m

Nynorsk: finne (nn) m, kven (nn) m
Ojibwe: madoodoowinini anim, omakakiiwinini anim
Polish: Fin (pl) m, Finka (pl) f
Portuguese: fino (pt) m
Russian: финн (ru) m (finn), фи́нка (ru) f (fínka)
Sami:
Kildin Sami: ла̄дтҍ (lādt’), ла̄дӭлаш (lād’elaš)
Serbo-Croatian: Finac (sh) m, Finkinja f
Slovak: Fín (sk) m, Fínka (sk) f
Slovene: Fínec (sl) m, Fínka f
Swahili: Mfini (sw)
Swedish: finne (sv) m or f, finska (sv) f
Turkish: Fin (tr)
Ukrainian: фін (uk) m (fin), фі́нка f (fínka)

national of Finland

Arabic: فِنْلَنْدِيّ m (finlandiyy), فِنْلَنْدِيَّة (ar) f (finlandiyya)
Armenian: ֆինլանդացի (hy) (finlandacʻi)
Basque: finlandiar
Bulgarian: финландец m (finlandec)
Catalan: finlandès (ca) m, finlandesa (ca) f
Valencian: finlandés (ca) m, finlandesa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 芬蘭人／芬兰人 (zh) (Fēnlán rén)
Esperanto: finnlandano
Estonian: soomlane (et), somm (colloquial), poro (et) (colloquial, ethnic slur), põder (et) (colloquial, ethnic slur)
Finnish: suomalainen (fi)
French: Finlandais (fr) m, Finlandaise (fr) f
Galician: finlandés (gl) m
Georgian: ფინელი (pineli)
German: Finnländer (de) m, Finnländerin (de) f
Greek: Φινλανδός (el) m (Finlandós), Φινλανδέζα (el) f (Finlandéza)
Indonesian: orang Finlandia
Ingrian: soomalain
Irish: Fionlannach m
Italian: finlandese (it) m or f
Japanese: フィンランド人 (ja) (Finrando-jin)
Latvian: soms (lv) m, somiete f
Lithuanian: suomis (lt) m, suomė (lt) f
Northern Sami: suopmelaš
Norwegian:
Bokmål: finlender m, finlending m

Nynorsk: finlendar (nn) m, finlending (nn) m
Ojibwe: madoodoowinini anim, omakakiiwinini anim
Portuguese: finlandês (pt) m, finlandesa f
Romanian: finlandez (ro) m, finlandeză (ro) f
Russian: финля́ндец (ru) m (finljándec), финля́ндка (ru) f (finljándka)
Sami:
Kildin Sami: Ла̄дтҍе̄ммьне (Lādt’’ēmm’nje)
Scottish Gaelic: Fionnlainneach m
Spanish: finlandés (es) m, finlandesa (es) f
Swahili: Mfinlendi
Swedish: finländare (sv) m or f, finländska (sv) f
[note finlandssvensk (sv) m or f, finlandssvenska (sv) f Swedish Finnlander]
Turkish: Finlandiyalı (tr)
Venetan: finlandexe (vec) m or f
Volapük: Suomiyänan (vo)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Cherokee: ^{(please verify)} ᎠᏫᏂ (awini)
Georgian: ^{(please verify)} ფინელი (pineli)
Hawaiian: ^{(please verify)} Pinilana
Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} Suòmach m

Etymology 2

An Old and Middle Irish form of Fionn.

Proper noun

Finn (plural Finns)

A male given name from Irish.
A surname.
A river in County Donegal, Ireland, tributary to the Mourne.

Derived terms

Finn raccoon

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Finn

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

From Old Norse Finnr.

Proper noun

Finn

a male given name

References

[1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data:25 335 males with the given name Fnn have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Finn

Wikipedia ^de

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fɪn]
Audio (Austria): (file)

Proper noun

Finn

a male given name from Danish, Norwegian, or English Finn

Usage notes

Currently popular in Germany.

Derived terms

Finja, Finnja

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Finne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fin/
- Rhymes: -in

Noun

Finn m (plural Finnen)

Finn (person from Finland)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Finn

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Old Norse Finnr, from finnr (“Sami”), whence also finn. Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Finnur, Swedish Finn, and Danish Find.

Proper noun

Finn m (definite Finnen)

a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Finna

Related terms

finn (“Sami”)

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Finn”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

Old English

Alternative forms

Fin

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *finnaz. Compare Old Norse Finnr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /finn/, [fin]

Proper noun

Finn m

Sami
(in the plural) Lapland

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Finn	Finnas
accusative	Finn	Finnas
genitive	Finnes	Finna
dative	Finne	Finnum

Derived terms