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# finn

«finn» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person from Finland, a country in northern Europe** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

proper noun (Finn, Finns); also a given name (Finn)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A Finn is a person from Finland, a country in northern Europe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#m1)

2) Finn is a boy's first name, popular in Ireland, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#m2)

3) Finn McCool (Fionn mac Cumhaill) is a giant hero of Irish legends; Huckleberry Finn is a famous boy in an American novel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life it is mostly a name: classmates called Finn are common. In geography the people of Finland are Finns, and their language is Finnish. In stories, Irish tales tell of Finn McCool building the Giant's Causeway. Phrases: the Finns, Finn McCool.

### examples

- Finn is my best friend in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#x1)
- The Finns love saunas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#x2)
- Finn scored three goals on Saturday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#x3)
- A Finn won the gold medal in skiing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#x4)
- In the legend, Finn McCool was a giant who built a path across the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#x5)
- Huckleberry Finn floated down the river on a raft. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#x6)
- Finn has 12 marbles and gives 4 to Ava. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#x7)
- Fionn and the Fianna-Finn marched against them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/#x8)

### note

Always a capital F: Finn. Adjective for the country and language is «Finnish», not «Finn». Do not confuse with «fin» (part of a fish). In maths problems it is just a name — the numbers carry the meaning.

### In the corpora

- [Rory missed football practice as a punishment, and kept looking at Finn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/345-when-someone-else-takes-your-punishment/2/)
- [Finn felt sick inside all week.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/345-when-someone-else-takes-your-punishment/3/)
- [On Friday Finn told the teacher it was him, said sorry to Rory and scrubbed the wall clean himself.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/345-when-someone-else-takes-your-punishment/4/)
- [Finn's late mornings went another way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/345-when-someone-else-takes-your-punishment/6/)
- [Finn told a friend's secret and then blamed his best friend for it, scared of losing the others.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/345-when-someone-else-takes-your-punishment/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «finn» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.