Finnair

English

Etymology

Finn +‎ air, introduced as a brand name of the airline Aero Oy in 1953. In 1968 the name Aero was changed to Finnair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪ.nɛə(ɹ)/
• Homophone: thin air (in accents with th-fronting)

Proper noun

Finnair

1. A Finnish airline.
   • 1983, Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, translated by Beverley Wahl, Greetings from Lapland: The Sami, Europe's forgotten people, Zed Press:

     But all the same, pay attention to one thing which is a part of human existence: on a trip by Finnair from Helsinki to New York you can listen to all kinds of music.

   • 1984, John E. Gardner, Icebreaker, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 10:

     “Yes,” Bond confirmed, “here in Helsinki. Unless Finnair got it wrong.”

     “Finnair are like homing pigeons,” she laughed. “They don’t often get it wrong.”

   • 1990, Douglas Terman, Enemy Territory, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 94:

     The Finnair employee leafed through the red pages, punched an entry into her computer and bent down to read the output.

   • 2004, Ron Rubin, Anything for a T-Shirt: Fred Lebow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 43:

     Seeking cachet for his race, Lebow wanted to sign up top foreign runners, but his international contacts at the time consisted more of Hong Kong dress manufacturers than global running clubs. After convincing sponsor Finnair to bring over Finland's Pekka Paivarinta, Lebow turned for leads to the one solid international runner he actually knew—England's Chris Stewart—who was indebted to Lebow on two accounts: professionally, […]

Finnish

Etymology

First adopted in 1953, as an abbreviation of Finnish Airlines.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfinːɑi̯r/, [ˈfinːɑ̝i̯r]
• Rhymes: -inːɑir
• Syllabification^(key): Fin‧nair

Proper noun

Finnair

1. Finnair

Declension

Inflection of Finnair (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Finnair	—
genitive		Finnairin	—
partitive		Finnairia	—
illative		Finnairiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Finnair	—
accusative	nom.	Finnair	—
	gen.	Finnairin
genitive		Finnairin	—
partitive		Finnairia	—
inessive		Finnairissa	—
elative		Finnairista	—
illative		Finnairiin	—
adessive		Finnairilla	—
ablative		Finnairilta	—
allative		Finnairille	—
essive		Finnairina	—
translative		Finnairiksi	—
abessive		Finnairitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Finnair (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Finnairini — accusative nom. Finnairini — gen. Finnairini genitive Finnairini — partitive Finnairiani — inessive Finnairissani — elative Finnairistani — illative Finnairiini — adessive Finnairillani — ablative Finnairiltani — allative Finnairilleni — essive Finnairinani — translative Finnairikseni — abessive Finnairittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Finnairisi — accusative nom. Finnairisi — gen. Finnairisi genitive Finnairisi — partitive Finnairiasi — inessive Finnairissasi — elative Finnairistasi — illative Finnairiisi — adessive Finnairillasi — ablative Finnairiltasi — allative Finnairillesi — essive Finnairinasi — translative Finnairiksesi — abessive Finnairittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Finnairimme — accusative nom. Finnairimme — gen. Finnairimme genitive Finnairimme — partitive Finnairiamme — inessive Finnairissamme — elative Finnairistamme — illative Finnairiimme — adessive Finnairillamme — ablative Finnairiltamme — allative Finnairillemme — essive Finnairinamme — translative Finnairiksemme — abessive Finnairittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Finnairinne — accusative nom. Finnairinne — gen. Finnairinne genitive Finnairinne — partitive Finnairianne — inessive Finnairissanne — elative Finnairistanne — illative Finnairiinne — adessive Finnairillanne — ablative Finnairiltanne — allative Finnairillenne — essive Finnairinanne — translative Finnairiksenne — abessive Finnairittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Finnairinsa — accusative nom. Finnairinsa — gen. Finnairinsa genitive Finnairinsa — partitive Finnairiaan Finnairiansa — inessive Finnairissaan Finnairissansa — elative Finnairistaan Finnairistansa — illative Finnairiinsa — adessive Finnairillaan Finnairillansa — ablative Finnairiltaan Finnairiltansa — allative Finnairilleen Finnairillensa — essive Finnairinaan Finnairinansa — translative Finnairikseen Finnairiksensa — abessive Finnairittaan Finnairittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• Aero (archaic, name used until 1968)
• Finski (colloquial)

Derived terms

• Finski