Fin·nic (f n k)adj. Of or relating to Finland or the Finns. n. A branch of Finno-Ugric that includes Finnish, Estonian, and Lapp. |
Finnic [ˈfɪnɪk]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages, including Finnish and several languages of NE Europe Compare Ugric
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) of or relating to this group of languages or to the Finns
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| Noun | 1. | Finnic - one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian) Finno-Ugrian, Finno-Ugric - a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions) Permic - a group of Finnic languages spoken in the northwest Urals Volgaic - a group of Finnic languages spoken around the Volga river Baltic-Finnic - a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian |
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