Fins

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Inherited from Dutch Fins, equivalent to Fin +‎ -s.

Adjective

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Fins (attributive Finse, not comparable)

  1. Finnish (of, from, or pertaining to Finland, the Finnish people or the Finnish language)

Proper noun

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Fins

  1. Finnish (the language spoken by the Finnish people)

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Fin +‎ -s, likely influenced by another Germanic language such as German or Swedish.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɪns/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fins
  • Rhymes: -ɪns

Adjective

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Fins (comparative Finser, superlative meest Fins or Finst)

  1. Finnish [from 18th c.]

Declension

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Declension of Fins
uninflected Fins
inflected Finse
comparative Finser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Fins Finser het Finst
het Finste
indefinite m./f. sing. Finse Finsere Finste
n. sing. Fins Finser Finste
plural Finse Finsere Finste
definite Finse Finsere Finste
partitive Fins Finsers

Proper noun

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Fins n

  1. Finnish (language) [from 18th c.]
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