Finnic

English

Etymology

From Finn +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪnɪk

Adjective

Finnic (not comparable)

1. Of the branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Karelian, Veps, Livonian, Ingrian and Votic.

   Synonyms: Baltic-Finnic, Baltic-Fennic, Balto-Finnic, Balto-Fennic, Fennic

2. (dated) Of the hypothetical Finno-Volgaic subgrouping of the Uralic languages that includes the Baltic-Finnic, Sami, Mordvinic and Mari languages.
3. (dated) Of the hypothetical Finno-Permic subgrouping of the Uralic languages that includes the Finno-Volgaic and Permic languages.

   Synonyms: Finno-Permic, Finno-Permian, Fenno-Permic, Fenno-Permian, Fennic

4. (rare) Finnish.

Translations

pertaining to the Finnic (Baltic-Finnic) group of languages

• Catalan: finès (ca) m, baltofinès m

  Valencian: finés (ca) m, baltofinés m

• Dutch: Oostzeefins, Baltisch-Fins
• Estonian: läänemeresoome
• Finnish: itämerensuomalainen (fi)
• French: fennique (fr)
• Hungarian: balti finn, finnségi
• Ingrian: läns-fenniläin
• Romanian: finic (ro), finez
• Russian: фи́нский (ru) (fínskij), прибалти́йско-фи́нский (pribaltíjsko-fínskij), ба́лто-фи́нский (bálto-fínskij)
• Swedish: östersjöfinsk