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Baltic-Finnic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪnɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the Baltic-Finnic languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • Estonian and Finnish are both Baltic-Finnic languages.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Fennic, Finnic, Non-Ugric

Narrower terms: Livonian, Estonian, Esthonian, Karelian, Carelian, Ludian, Finnish, Suomi, Veps, Vepse, Vepsian, Ingrian

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: bałtycko-fiński — pertaining to the Baltic-Finnic languages