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Finne.

big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɪnə/
  1. big dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals

    feminine
  2. the wedge-shaped end of a hammer's head

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈfɪnə/
  1. pimple, pustule

    feminine
  2. larva (of a parasitic worm)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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/ˈfɪnə/
  1. Finn (person from Finland)

    masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

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

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