Fins
See also: fins
Afrikaans
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch Fins, equivalent to Fin + -s.
Adjective
Fins (attributive Finse, not comparable)
- Finnish (of, from, or pertaining to Finland, the Finnish people or the Finnish language)
Proper noun
Fins
- Finnish (the language spoken by the Finnish people)
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Finsch (obsolete)
Etymology
From Fin + -s, likely influenced by another Germanic language such as German or Swedish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɪns/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Fins
- Rhymes: -ɪns
Adjective
Fins (comparative Finser, superlative meest Fins or Finst)
- Finnish [from 18th c.]
Declension
| Declension of Fins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | Fins | |||
| inflected | Finse | |||
| comparative | Finser | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | Fins | Finser | het Finst het Finste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | Finse | Finsere | Finste |
| n. sing. | Fins | Finser | Finste | |
| plural | Finse | Finsere | Finste | |
| definite | Finse | Finsere | Finste | |
| partitive | Fins | Finsers | — | |
Proper noun
Fins n
- Finnish (language) [from 18th c.]