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Finnish, a.|ˈfɪnɪʃ|
[f. Finn + -ish; cf. ON. Finnskr, Sw., Da. Finske, Ger. Finnisch.]
a. Pertaining to the Finns; rarely in wider sense = Finnic b.
b. absol. quasi-n., the Finnish language.
c. In adjectives of the type Finnish-Ugrian = Finnish and ―. Also Finnish Spitz, a small, stocky breed of dog, with a coarse, reddish-brown coat. Also Finnish-speaking adj.
1789–96Morse Am. Un. Geog. XI. 84 The Ostiaks, who are likewise a Finnish race. a1845Hood Sir J. Bowring 24 Although you should begin in Dutch, and end (like me) in Finnish. 1856Gazetteer of the World III. 359 The Finnish peasantry. 1911Frazer Golden Bough (ed. 3) II. ix. 10 The tribes of the Finnish-Ugrian stock. 1920[see Finlander]. 1930E. C. Ash Pract. Dog Bk. ii. 22 The Finnish Spitz... They have been known on the Continent for many years, but have only recently been introduced into this country. 1933Bloomfield Lang. iv. 68 We find, to the east of the Indo-European languages.., the great Finno-Ugrian family... The first [branch] is the Finnish-Lapponic. 1945C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 68 The Finnish Spitz..was introduced into England in 1927. 1947Wyndham Lewis Let. 15 Nov. (1963) 419 With your Finnish-Irish ancestry and American birth. 1965B. Vesey-Fitzgerald Dog Owner's Encycl. 88 The Finnish Spitz characteristics are eagerness to hunt, courage and fidelity. |
