Vihreät

See also: vihreät

Finnish

Etymology

From the plural of vihreä.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋihreæt/, [ˈʋiçre̞æt̪]
• Rhymes: -ihreæt
• Syllabification^(key): Vih‧re‧ät

Proper noun

Vihreät pl

1. The Greens (a political party e.g. in Finland)

Usage notes

• This proper noun is plural, but the following verb can be conjugated in the singular if referring to the party as a whole, or in the plural if referring to the members, allies or MPs of the party separately:

  Vihreät vaatii uudistuksia. (verb in singular: referring to the party)

  The Greens demand reforms.

  Vihreät äänestivät lakiesitystä vastaan. (verb in plural: referring to the MPs)

  The Greens voted against the law proposal.

Synonyms

• Vihr. (abbreviation)

Anagrams

• hirvetä, hirveät, värehti