Punain flootta

Ingrian

Etymology

Literally: "Red fleet". Calque of Russian Красный флот (Krasnyj flot).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑne ˈfloːtːɑ/, [ˈpunɑn ˈfɫoːtː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpunɑi̯n ˈfloːtːɑ/, [ˈpunˑɑi̯n ˈfɫo̝ːtːɑ]

Proper noun

Punain flootta

1. (historical, military) Red Fleet
   • 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 flootta: see punain and flootta

See also

• Punain armia (“Red Army”)
• krasnoflotsa (“member of the Red Fleet”)