Finnic

Finnic
adjective Date: 1668 1. of or relating to the Finns 2. of, relating to, or constituting the branch of the Finno-Ugric subfamily that includes Finnish, Estonian, and Sami

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Finnic — can refer to:* Finnic languages * Finnic peoples …   Wikipedia

  • Finnic — Finn ic, a. Of or pertaining to the Finns. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Finnic — [fin′ik] n. 1. a group of languages of the Finno Ugric language subfamily, including Finnish, Estonian, and Lapp 2. Rare Finnish adj. designating or of this group of languages …   English World dictionary

  • Finnic — 1. noun A subset of the family of Finno Ugric languages that includes Finnish, Estonian, Sami (Lapp), Mordvin, Udmurt, Komi and Mari. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • Finnic — /fin ik/, n. 1. a subdivision of the Finno Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Finnic. Also, Finnish. [1660 70; FINN +… …   Universalium

  • Finnic — Finn•ic [[t]ˈfɪn ɪk[/t]] n. 1) peo a branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, and a number of other languages of N and central European Russia 2) peo of or pertaining to Finnic or its speakers • Etymology: 1660–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • Finnic peoples — (Fennic) are a historical linguistic group of peoples: Baltic Finns who are native speakers of Baltic Finnic languages and Volga Finns, speakers of Volga Finnic languages. [Finnic peoples speaking one or moreof the variety of Balto Finnic and… …   Wikipedia

  • Finnic mythologies — are any of the various mythologies of the Finnic peoples [nb 1], such as the Volga Finns, Baltic Finns, Permians, and Sami.[5] The mythologies of the Finno Lappic speakers have some common aspects; the Sami people are deeply shamanistic and these …   Wikipedia

  • Finnic mythology — consists of the Finnic peoples mythologies: Volga Finns, Baltic Finns, Permians and usually the more distinct Sami are included. [cite book |title=European Mythology |last=Leeming |first= David Adams |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher …   Wikipedia

  • Finnic languages — may refer to: *Finno Permic languages *Finno Volgaic languages *Baltic Finnic languages and/or Volga Finnic languages …   Wikipedia

  • Finnic culture — may refer to: *Finnish culture *Estonian culture *Sami culture …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”