finne

See also: Finne

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fenɘ/, [ˈfenɘ]
  • Homophone: finde

Etymology 1

From Old Norse finnr (“Sami”).

Noun

finne c (singular definite finnen, plural indefinite finner)

  1. Finn (Person from Finland)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vinne.

Noun

finne c (singular definite finnen, plural indefinite finner)

  1. fin
Declension

See also

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲɪn̠ʲə/

Adjective

finne

  1. genitive feminine singular of fionn
  2. comparative degree of fionn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
finne fhinne bhfinne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse finnr (“Sami”).

Noun

finne m (definite singular finnen, indefinite plural finner, definite plural finnene)

  1. a Finn (person from Finland)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vinne.

Noun

finne m (definite singular finnen, indefinite plural finner, definite plural finnene)

  1. fin (appendage of a fish)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”). Cognates include Danish finde, Swedish finna, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (finþan), German finden, Dutch vinden, and English find.

Verb

finne (imperative finn, present tense finner, simple past fant, past participle funnet, present participle finnende)

  1. to find
Derived terms

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse finnr (“Sami”).

Noun

finne m (definite singular finnen, indefinite plural finnar, definite plural finnane)

  1. a Finn, person from Finland
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vinne or from German Finne (“fin”).

Noun

finne m (definite singular finnen, indefinite plural finnar, definite plural finnane)

  1. fin (appendage of a fish)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

finne (present tense finn, past tense fann, past participle funne, passive infinitive finnast, present participle finnande, imperative finn)

  1. Alternative form of finna
Derived terms

References

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German finden, Dutch vinden, English find.

Verb

finne

  1. to find
  2. to furnish
    Er hot alles gfunne.
    He furnished everything.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse finnr (“Sami”).

Noun

finne c

  1. Finn (Person from Finland)
Declension
Declension of finne 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative finne finnen finnar finnarna
Genitive finnes finnens finnars finnarnas

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German finne or from German Finne. Related to fin.

Noun

finne c

  1. pimple, zit
Declension
Declension of finne 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative finne finnen finnar finnarna
Genitive finnes finnens finnars finnarnas
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