Finno-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is usually maintained on the first syllable, e.g. Finno-Ugric Brit.

/ˌfɪnəʊˈ(j)uːɡrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌfɪnoʊˈ(j)uɡrɪk/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Finno-.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Finno-, combining form (in e.g. Finno-Lappones Finnish Lapps) of Finnus , variant of classical Latin Fennus Finn n.; compare -o- connective.Compare French Finno-.

Used as combining form of Finn n. or Finnic adj. to designate race combinations and language groups of Finns or Finnish with other elements.

ΚΠ

1864 Smithsonian Inst. Ann. Rep. 1863 110 The Scythian family..is divided into five principal branches: 1. The Ugrian, or Finno-Hungarian, [etc.].

1877 Illustr. London News 23 May 2/2 If the surrounding Finno-Swedish atmosphere has had any influence on him, it has been to develop his inborn Russian patriotism.

1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 219/1 The term Finns..being, with its adjective Finnic or Finno-Ugric or Ugro-Finnic, the collective name of the westernmost branch of the great Uralo-Altaic family.

1880 A. H. Sayce Introd. Sci. of Lang. II. vi. 9 The roots of the Finno-Ugrian dialects exhibit the same vowel~harmony.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 779/2 The nearer relation of the Samoyed is with the Finno-Hungarian.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 1/1 The Ural-Altaic, Finno-Tatar, or ‘Turanian’ languages.

1895 A. H. Keane Ethnol. 200 We have in Europe..mixed Finno-Slavs, Slavo-Teutons, Kelto-Teutons, but no Finno-Slav, Slavo-Teutonic or Kelto-Teutonic tongues.

1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 68 We find, to the east of the Indo-European languages.., the great Finno-Ugrian family... The first [branch] is the Finnish-Lapponic.

1955 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 21 91 The kinship system belongs to the Finno-Ugric system, characterized by bilateral descent and division into age groups.

1961 L. F. Brosnahan Sounds of Lang. v. 92 The zone of slight affrication..Greek, Romance, Germanic, and Finno-Ugrian.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	finno-
释义	Finno-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is usually maintained on the first syllable, e.g. Finno-Ugric Brit. /ˌfɪnəʊˈ(j)uːɡrɪk/, U.S. /ˌfɪnoʊˈ(j)uɡrɪk/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Finno-. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Finno-, combining form (in e.g. Finno-Lappones Finnish Lapps) of Finnus , variant of classical Latin Fennus Finn n.; compare -o- connective.Compare French Finno-. Used as combining form of Finn n. or Finnic adj. to designate race combinations and language groups of Finns or Finnish with other elements. ΚΠ 1864 Smithsonian Inst. Ann. Rep. 1863 110 The Scythian family..is divided into five principal branches: 1. The Ugrian, or Finno-Hungarian, [etc.]. 1877 Illustr. London News 23 May 2/2 If the surrounding Finno-Swedish atmosphere has had any influence on him, it has been to develop his inborn Russian patriotism. 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 219/1 The term Finns..being, with its adjective Finnic or Finno-Ugric or Ugro-Finnic, the collective name of the westernmost branch of the great Uralo-Altaic family. 1880 A. H. Sayce Introd. Sci. of Lang. II. vi. 9 The roots of the Finno-Ugrian dialects exhibit the same vowel~harmony. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 779/2 The nearer relation of the Samoyed is with the Finno-Hungarian. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 1/1 The Ural-Altaic, Finno-Tatar, or ‘Turanian’ languages. 1895 A. H. Keane Ethnol. 200 We have in Europe..mixed Finno-Slavs, Slavo-Teutons, Kelto-Teutons, but no Finno-Slav, Slavo-Teutonic or Kelto-Teutonic tongues. 1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 68 We find, to the east of the Indo-European languages.., the great Finno-Ugrian family... The first [branch] is the Finnish-Lapponic. 1955 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 21 91 The kinship system belongs to the Finno-Ugric system, characterized by bilateral descent and division into age groups. 1961 L. F. Brosnahan Sounds of Lang. v. 92 The zone of slight affrication..Greek, Romance, Germanic, and Finno-Ugrian. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < comb. form1864
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