# Finnair
## English
### Etymology

From 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: /fɪ.nɛə(ɹ)/
* Homophone: thin air (th-fronting)

### Proper noun

Finnair
* 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: /ˈfinːɑi̯r/, [ˈfinːɑ̝i̯r]
* Rhymes: -inːɑir
* Hyphenation: Fin‧nair

### Proper noun

Finnair
* Finnair

#### Declension

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