siniristilippu
Finnish
editEtymology
editsiniristi (“blue cross”) + lippu (“flag”); the Finnish flag is a blue Nordic cross on a white background
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsiniˌristiˌlipːu/, [ˈs̠iniˌris̠tiˌlipːu]
- Rhymes: -ipːu
- Syllabification(key): si‧ni‧ris‧ti‧lip‧pu
Noun
editsiniristilippu
- A nickname for the Finnish flag.
- 1918, “Lippulaulu”, V. A. Koskenniemi (lyrics), Yrjö Kilpinen (music):
- Siniristilippumme, sulle käsin vannomme, sydämin:
sinun puolestas elää ja kuolla on halumme korkehin.- Our blue-cross flag, we pledge you with hands on our hearts:
to live and die for you is our highest desire.
- Our blue-cross flag, we pledge you with hands on our hearts:
Declension
editInflection of siniristilippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation) | |||
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nominative | siniristilippu | siniristiliput | |
genitive | siniristilipun | siniristilippujen | |
partitive | siniristilippua | siniristilippuja | |
illative | siniristilippuun | siniristilippuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | siniristilippu | siniristiliput | |
accusative | nom. | siniristilippu | siniristiliput |
gen. | siniristilipun | ||
genitive | siniristilipun | siniristilippujen | |
partitive | siniristilippua | siniristilippuja | |
inessive | siniristilipussa | siniristilipuissa | |
elative | siniristilipusta | siniristilipuista | |
illative | siniristilippuun | siniristilippuihin | |
adessive | siniristilipulla | siniristilipuilla | |
ablative | siniristilipulta | siniristilipuilta | |
allative | siniristilipulle | siniristilipuille | |
essive | siniristilippuna | siniristilippuina | |
translative | siniristilipuksi | siniristilipuiksi | |
abessive | siniristiliputta | siniristilipuitta | |
instructive | — | siniristilipuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
edit- “siniristilippu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03