Finno-Ugric

US/ˈfɪ.noʊ ˈ(j)u.ɡrɪk/

proper noun

A group of languages that, together with Samoyedic, make up the Uralic family, and are spoken in a broad swath from Siberia to Norway.

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Finno-Ugrian
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Finno-Ugrian

  1. A group of languages that, together with Samoyedic, make up the Uralic family, and are spoken in a broad swath from Siberia to Norway.
  2. The Uralic languages as a whole.
adjectiveFinno-Ugric (not comparable)

alternative Finno-Ugrian

  1. not comparableOf or relating to Finno-Ugric languages.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions)

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Finno-Ugrian
Broader
UralicUralic language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Finno- + Ugric.

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Translations

Bulgarian у́гро-фи́нски eзи́ци
  • у́гро-фи́нски eзи́ци (úgro-fínski ezíci)non-Indo-European group of languages
Catalan finoúgric
  • finoúgricof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Czech ugrofinština, ugrofinské jazyky
  • ugrofinštinanon-Indo-European group of languages
  • ugrofinské jazykynon-Indo-European group of languages
  • ugrofinskýof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Dutch Fins-Oegrisch, Finoegrisch
  • Fins-Oegrischof or relating to Finno-Ugric
  • Finoegrischof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Estonian soome-ugri, soome-ugri
  • soome-ugrinon-Indo-European group of languages
  • soome-ugriof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Finnish suomalais-ugrilainen kieli, suomalais-ugrilainen
  • suomalais-ugrilainen kielinon-Indo-European group of languages
  • suomalais-ugrilainenof or relating to Finno-Ugric
French langues finno-ougriennes, finno-ougrien
  • langues finno-ougriennesnon-Indo-European group of languages
  • finno-ougrienof or relating to Finno-Ugric
German finno-ugrische Sprachen
  • finno-ugrische Sprachennon-Indo-European group of languages
Hungarian finnugor, finnugor
  • finnugornon-Indo-European group of languages
  • finnugorof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Irish fine Fhionn-Úgrach, Fionn-Úgrach
  • fine Fhionn-Úgrachnon-Indo-European group of languages
  • Fionn-Úgrachof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Norwegian Bokmål finsk-ugrisk
  • finsk-ugriskof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Polish język ugrofiński, ugrofiński
  • język ugrofińskinon-Indo-European group of languages
  • ugrofińskiof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Portuguese fino-úgrico, fino-úgrico
  • fino-úgriconon-Indo-European group of languages
  • fino-úgricoof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Russian фи́нно-уго́рские языки́, фи́нно-уго́рский
  • фи́нно-уго́рские языки́ (fínno-ugórskije jazykí)non-Indo-European group of languages
  • фи́нно-уго́рский (fínno-ugórskij)of or relating to Finno-Ugric
Scottish Gaelic Fionn-Ungaireach
  • Fionn-Ungaireachnon-Indo-European group of languages
Spanish finoúgrio
  • finoúgrioof or relating to Finno-Ugric
Turkish Fin Ugor
  • Fin Ugornon-Indo-European group of languages
Ukrainian фі́но-уго́рський
  • фі́но-уго́рський (fíno-uhórsʹkyj)of or relating to Finno-Ugric
Cite this entry
APA

Finno-Ugric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finno-Ugric

MLA

“Finno-Ugric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finno-Ugric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Finno-Ugric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finno-Ugric.

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