Finne

== Afrikaans == === Noun === Finne plural of Fin == Finnish == === Etymology === From Swedish finne (“Finn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfinːe/, [ˈfinːe̞] Rhymes: -inːe Syllabification(key): Fin‧ne Hyphenation(key): Fin‧ne === Proper noun === Finne a surname ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Finne is the 1535th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 556 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪnə/ Hyphenation: Fin‧ne === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle Low German finne, vinne, from Old Saxon *finna, from Proto-Germanic *finnō. More at fin. ==== Noun ==== Finne f (genitive Finne, plural Finnen) big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals the wedge-shaped end of a hammer's head ===== Declension ===== ===== 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) pimple, pustule larva (of a parasitic worm) ===== Related terms ===== finnig === 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) Finn (person from Finland) Synonym: (archaic, nowadays nonstandard) Finnländer ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Finnin finnisch ===== Related terms ===== Finnland === Further reading === “Finne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Finne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfin.ne/ === Proper noun === Finne m dative singular of Finn