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What is the difference between finn and finnish?

finn | finnish |

As proper nouns the difference between finn and finnish

is that finn is a given name derived from Irish while Finnish is the Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish).

As a noun Finn

is a person from Finland.

As an adjective Finnish is

of or pertaining to Finland.

finn

English

(wikipedia Finn)

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person from Finland.

    • Etymology 2

    An anglicized form of Fionn.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
    • ----

    finnish

    English

    (wikipedia Finnish)

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviation):

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to Finland.
  • Of or pertaining to the Finnish language.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish).

    • See also

    * Finn: a person from Finland. * (projectlink) * Torne Valley Finnish: a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Sweden * Kven: a variety of Finnish spoken in Northern Norway * Karelian * (fi)

    External links

    * Finnish–English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster’s Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. * English terms with homophones