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Finnophone

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɪnɒfəʊn/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Finnish-speaking; speaking the Finnish language, either natively or by adoption.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Finnish-speaker; a person who speaks Finnish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Finno- + -phone.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: suomenkielinen — Finnish-speaking
  • German: finnischsprachig — Finnish-speaking
  • Icelandic: finnskumælandi — Finnish-speaking
  • Polish: fennofoński — Finnish-speaking
  • Swedish: finskspråkig — Finnish-speaking
  • Swedish: finsktalande — Finnish-speaking
  • Finnish: suomenkielinen — Finnish-speaker
  • German: Finnischsprecher — Finnish-speaker
  • German: Finnischsprecherin — Finnish-speaker
  • German: Finnischsprachiger — Finnish-speaker
  • German: Finnischsprachige — Finnish-speaker
  • Polish: fennofon — Finnish-speaker
  • Polish: fennofonka — Finnish-speaker
  • Swedish: finskspråkig — Finnish-speaker
  • Swedish: finsktalande — Finnish-speaker