punikki

Finnish

Etymology

puna (“red (color)”) +‎ -kki

Pronunciation

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

Noun

punikki (derogatory)

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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

Derived terms

(compounds):

• punikkitatti

See also

• lahtari

Further reading

• “punikki”, 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