Finne

See also: finne

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪnə/
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  • Hyphenation: Fin‧ne

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German finne, vinne, from Old Saxon *finna, from Proto-Germanic *finnō. More at fin.

Als Finne bezeichnet man den keilförmig zulaufenden Teil eines Hammerkopfs.

Noun

Finne f (genitive Finne, plural Finnen)

  1. big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals
  2. the wedge-shaped end of a hammer's head
Declension
Declension of Finne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Finne die Finnen
genitive einer der Finne der Finnen
dative einer der Finne den Finnen
accusative eine die Finne die Finnen
Derived terms
  • Finnwal

Etymology 2

Compare Early New High German vinne (“pimple”), Middle Low German vinne, Middle Dutch vinne (Dutch vin); all share meanings related “pointed, sharp” (as in a point protruding from the skin), so relation with Finne (“fin”) is possible. The “larva” meaning arises from larvae under the skin of animals looking like raised bumps or pimples.

Noun

Finne f (genitive Finne, plural Finnen)

  1. pimple, pustule
  2. larva (of a parasitic worm)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Swedish finne, from Old Norse Finnr (“Finn”). Related to Old English Finnas.

Noun

Finne m (weak, genitive Finnen, plural Finnen, feminine Finnin)

  1. Finn (person from Finland)
    Synonym: (archaic, nowadays nonstandard) Finnländer
Declension
Declension of Finne [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Finne die Finnen
genitive eines des Finnen der Finnen
dative einem dem Finnen den Finnen
accusative einen den Finnen die Finnen
Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Finne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Finne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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