Fin·no-U·gric (f n  -  grk, -y-) also Fin·no-U·gri·an (-gr - n)n. A subfamily of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Hungarian, and other languages of eastern Europe and northwest Russia. adj. 1. Of or relating to the Finns and the Ugrians. 2. Of or relating to Finno-Ugric. |
Finno-Ugric [ˈfɪnəʊˈuːgrɪk -ˈjuː-], Finno-Ugrian
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a family of languages spoken in Scandinavia, Hungary, and NE Europe, including Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Ostyak, and Vogul: generally regarded as a subfamily of Uralic See also Ural-Altaic
adj
(Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, speaking, or belonging to this family of languages
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| Noun | 1. | 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) Uralic, Uralic language - a family of Ural-Altaic languages |
Translations
Finno-Ugric, Finno-Ugrian
adj (Ling) → finnisch-ugrisch, finnougrisch
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