Finnish edit

Etymology edit

puna (red (color)) +‎ -kki

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpunikːi/, [ˈpunikːi]
  • Rhymes: -unikːi
  • Syllabification(key): pu‧nik‧ki

Noun edit

punikki (derogatory)

  1. (historical) red (supporter of socialist ideas)

Usage notes edit

This term is often connected with the Finnish Civil War of 1918.

Declension edit

Inflection of punikki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
nominative punikki punikit
genitive punikin punikkien
partitive punikkia punikkeja
illative punikkiin punikkeihin
singular plural
nominative punikki punikit
accusative nom. punikki punikit
gen. punikin
genitive punikin punikkien
partitive punikkia punikkeja
inessive punikissa punikeissa
elative punikista punikeista
illative punikkiin punikkeihin
adessive punikilla punikeilla
ablative punikilta punikeilta
allative punikille punikeille
essive punikkina punikkeina
translative punikiksi punikeiksi
abessive punikitta punikeitta
instructive punikein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of punikki (Kotus type 5*A/risti, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative punikkini punikkini
accusative nom. punikkini punikkini
gen. punikkini
genitive punikkini punikkieni
partitive punikkiani punikkejani
inessive punikissani punikeissani
elative punikistani punikeistani
illative punikkiini punikkeihini
adessive punikillani punikeillani
ablative punikiltani punikeiltani
allative punikilleni punikeilleni
essive punikkinani punikkeinani
translative punikikseni punikeikseni
abessive punikittani punikeittani
instructive
comitative punikkeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative punikkisi punikkisi
accusative nom. punikkisi punikkisi
gen. punikkisi
genitive punikkisi punikkiesi
partitive punikkiasi punikkejasi
inessive punikissasi punikeissasi
elative punikistasi punikeistasi
illative punikkiisi punikkeihisi
adessive punikillasi punikeillasi
ablative punikiltasi punikeiltasi
allative punikillesi punikeillesi
essive punikkinasi punikkeinasi
translative punikiksesi punikeiksesi
abessive punikittasi punikeittasi
instructive
comitative punikkeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative punikkimme punikkimme
accusative nom. punikkimme punikkimme
gen. punikkimme
genitive punikkimme punikkiemme
partitive punikkiamme punikkejamme
inessive punikissamme punikeissamme
elative punikistamme punikeistamme
illative punikkiimme punikkeihimme
adessive punikillamme punikeillamme
ablative punikiltamme punikeiltamme
allative punikillemme punikeillemme
essive punikkinamme punikkeinamme
translative punikiksemme punikeiksemme
abessive punikittamme punikeittamme
instructive
comitative punikkeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative punikkinne punikkinne
accusative nom. punikkinne punikkinne
gen. punikkinne
genitive punikkinne punikkienne
partitive punikkianne punikkejanne
inessive punikissanne punikeissanne
elative punikistanne punikeistanne
illative punikkiinne punikkeihinne
adessive punikillanne punikeillanne
ablative punikiltanne punikeiltanne
allative punikillenne punikeillenne
essive punikkinanne punikkeinanne
translative punikiksenne punikeiksenne
abessive punikittanne punikeittanne
instructive
comitative punikkeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative punikkinsa punikkinsa
accusative nom. punikkinsa punikkinsa
gen. punikkinsa
genitive punikkinsa punikkiensa
partitive punikkiaan
punikkiansa
punikkejaan
punikkejansa
inessive punikissaan
punikissansa
punikeissaan
punikeissansa
elative punikistaan
punikistansa
punikeistaan
punikeistansa
illative punikkiinsa punikkeihinsa
adessive punikillaan
punikillansa
punikeillaan
punikeillansa
ablative punikiltaan
punikiltansa
punikeiltaan
punikeiltansa
allative punikilleen
punikillensa
punikeilleen
punikeillensa
essive punikkinaan
punikkinansa
punikkeinaan
punikkeinansa
translative punikikseen
punikiksensa
punikeikseen
punikeiksensa
abessive punikittaan
punikittansa
punikeittaan
punikeittansa
instructive
comitative punikkeineen
punikkeinensa

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