Finnmark

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɪn.mɑːk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /fɪn.mɑɹk/

Etymology 1

From Norwegian Finnmark, from Finn (“Finn”) +‎ mark (“land”).

Etymology 2

Etymology

From Old Norse Finnmǫrk (“Finnmark”), first part from finn, finnar (“Sami person”). Last part mǫrk (“forest, woodland, borderland”), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“border, boundary, area”), from Proto-Indo-European *morǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”).

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Proper noun

Finnmark

1. Finnmark, a former county in Norway
2. A dialect of the Northern Sami language.

Alternative forms

• Finnmork (rare)

Etymology

From Old Norse Finnmǫrk (“land of the Sami”), from finnr, fiðr (“Sami”) + mǫrk (“woodland, forest”). First part from Proto-Germanic *fenþnōz pl (“nomadic people”) or *finnaz.

Not to be confused with Finnemarka, which is a newer name made from finne (“Finn”), a Swedish borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɪnːmɑrk/

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Proper noun

Finnmark f (definite Finnmarka)

1. Finnmark, a county in Norway
2. A dialect of the Northern Sami language.
3. (rare) Sápmi