Punain armia

Ingrian

Etymology

Literally: "Red army". Calque of Russian Красная Армия (Krasnaja Armija).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑne ˈɑrmiɑ/, [ˈpunɑn ˈɑrme̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑi̯n ˈɑrmiɑ/, [ˈpunˑɑi̯n ˈɑrmiɑ]

Proper noun

Punain armia

1. (historical, military) Red Army
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 50:

     Punain armia ja flootta hoitaat meijen maata.

     The Red Army and Fleet protect our country.

Declension

Declension of Punain armia: see punain and armia

Synonyms

• Puna-armia

See also

• Punain flootta (“Red Fleet”)