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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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Finnmark

  1. A county of Norway.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Finnmark (plural Finnmarks)

  1. (historical) The Finnish markka (currency unit).

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Etymology

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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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Finnmark

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

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Etymology

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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.

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Proper noun

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Finnmark f (definite Finnmarka)

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

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