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Finn
1[ fin ]
noun
- Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
Finn
2[ fin ]
Finn.
3abbreviation for
- Finnish.
Finn
1/ ˈɪ /
noun
- FinnNeil1958MNew Zealand Neil ( Mullane ). born 1958, New Zealand singer and songwriter; lead singer with the group Crowded House (from 1985) with whom he recorded the albums Crowded House (1986), Woodface (1991), and Time on Earth (2007). Solo albums include Try Whistling This (1998)
Finn
2/ ɪ /
noun
- a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Finland
- a speaker of a Finnic language, esp one of the original inhabitants of Russia, who were pushed northwards during the Slav migrations
- a type of dinghy, designed to be sailed by one person
Finn
3/ ɪ /
noun
- known as Finn MacCool . (in Irish legend) chief of the Fianna, father of the heroic poet Ossian
Word History and Origins
Origin of Finn1
Example Sentences
He said the noise their son Finn made when he was told of his mother's death would stay with him forever.
“We always have difficult negotiations with these companies. ... We’ve gotten very close to going on strike many times, ending or reaching a deal minutes or hours before a deadline — or after,” Finn said.
"There is an authenticity with the Finns," says Jack Parker, a Helsinki-based founder originally from Newcastle upon Tyne, who runs a healthcare innovation start-up.
Travis got to meet Finn virtually Wednesday when the brothers were a few minutes into their podcast.
The duty of Finns to defend their country is enshrined in the Finnish constitution, and there is mandatory military service for men.
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