Definition
The flat, blade-like structures that extend from a fish's body, used for swimming and steering through water; or plural of 'Finn,' a person from Finland.
Etymology
From Old English 'finn,' which comes from Proto-Germanic *finnuz, related to various Indo-European roots referring to pointed appendages. The usage for people from Finland is a separate but homophone word with different etymology.
Kelly Says
Fish fins are controlled by muscles called 'myomeres' that let fish make incredibly precise movements, and recent research shows that fins actually share the same developmental genes as human arms and legs—your grandfather millions of years ago had fins, not arms.
Translations
ARالعربية
فنلنديون
fin-lan-di-un
CACatalà
Finlandesos
fin-lan-de-sos
CSČeština
Finští
fin-skee
DADansk
Finlander
fin-lan-der
ELΕλληνικά
Φινλανδοί
fin-lan-doy
ESEspañol
finlandeses
fin-lan-de-sez
FAفارسی
فنلاندی
fin-lan-di
FISuomi
suomalaiset
suo-ma-lai-set
FRFrançais
Finlandais
fin-lan-dwa
HEעברית
פינלנדים
fin-lan-dim
IDBahasa Indonesia
Orang Finlandia
orang fin-lan-di-a
KO한국어
핀란드인
pin-lan-deu-in
MSBahasa Melayu
Finland
fin-lan
NLNederlands
Finnen
fin-nen
NONorsk
Finlandere
fin-lan-der-e
PLPolski
Finowie
fin-o-vi
PTPortuguês
Finlandeses
fin-lan-de-sez
RORomână
Finlandezi
fin-lan-de-zi
SWKiswahili
Wafini
wa-fin-i
TAதமிழ்
ஃபின்லாந்து மக்கள்
fin-lan-thu mak-kal
TEతెలుగు
ఫిన్లాండ్ ప్రజలు
fin-lan-d pra-jalu
THไทย
ชาวฟินแลนด์
chaw fin-lan
UKУкраїнська
Фінни
fin-ny
URاردو
فن لینڈی
fin-lan-di
VITiếng Việt
người Phần Lan
nguoi phan lan