List of English words of Finnish origin
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The Finnish language has lent few words to the English language, the Finn language is rather a net importer of words.
However the following words of Finnish origin are some examples:
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[edit] List of English words of Finnish origin
[edit] Widespread
The most commonly used Finnish word in English is sauna, and has been lent to many other languages.
[edit] Specialized
Words derived from Finnish used in more specialized fields:
- Rapakivi granite - a granite rock in Petrology
- palsa - low, often oval, frost heaves occurring in polar and subpolar climates
- aapa mire - a marsh type, in biology
[edit] Cultural
In English, Finnish words used with reference to the Finnish culture, but not nativized in English and not used in other contexts:
- sisu - the Finnish state of mind about strong character and 'grim forbearance,' has been documented in English since at least 1940.
- kantele - a Finnish zither
- motti - a Finnish military tactic
- Salmiakki - a salty liquorice and popular Finnish candy
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[edit] Notes and references
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[edit] External links
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For a list of words relating to with Finnish language origins, see the Finnish derivations category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
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Wikibooks has a book on the topic of |
- English-Finnish-English Online Dictionary
- The Finnish Language: a list of resources
- Univie: SUOMALAIS homepage - in Finnish
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It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of English words of Sami origin. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2009. |
