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4 words match “FINNISH”

FINNISH a. 2 definitions
Of or pertaining to Finland, to the Finns, or to their language. -- n.
AGGLUTINATIVE a.
nds. R. Morris. Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages. R. Morris. Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. Max Müller.
LAPPISH a.
The language spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.
LIVONIAN n.
A native or an inhabitant of Livonia; the language (allied to the Finnish) of the Livonians.