sinipuna

Finnish

Etymology

sini (“blue”) +‎ puna (“red”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiniˌpunɑ/, [ˈs̠iniˌpunɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -unɑ
• Syllabification^(key): si‧ni‧pu‧na

Noun

sinipuna

1. (politics) A political term referring to a coalition of or cooperation between conservatives and social democrats; compare purple, US politics sense.

   sinipunahallitus ― a government formed by the conservatives and social democrats

Declension

Inflection of sinipuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		sinipuna	sinipunat
genitive		sinipunan	sinipunien
partitive		sinipunaa	sinipunia
illative		sinipunaan	sinipuniin
		singular	plural
nominative		sinipuna	sinipunat
accusative	nom.	sinipuna	sinipunat
	gen.	sinipunan
genitive		sinipunan	sinipunien sinipunain rare
partitive		sinipunaa	sinipunia
inessive		sinipunassa	sinipunissa
elative		sinipunasta	sinipunista
illative		sinipunaan	sinipuniin
adessive		sinipunalla	sinipunilla
ablative		sinipunalta	sinipunilta
allative		sinipunalle	sinipunille
essive		sinipunana	sinipunina
translative		sinipunaksi	sinipuniksi
abessive		sinipunatta	sinipunitta
instructive		—	sinipunin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sinipuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sinipunani sinipunani accusative nom. sinipunani sinipunani gen. sinipunani genitive sinipunani sinipunieni sinipunaini rare partitive sinipunaani sinipuniani inessive sinipunassani sinipunissani elative sinipunastani sinipunistani illative sinipunaani sinipuniini adessive sinipunallani sinipunillani ablative sinipunaltani sinipuniltani allative sinipunalleni sinipunilleni essive sinipunanani sinipuninani translative sinipunakseni sinipunikseni abessive sinipunattani sinipunittani instructive — — comitative — sinipunineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sinipunasi sinipunasi accusative nom. sinipunasi sinipunasi gen. sinipunasi genitive sinipunasi sinipuniesi sinipunaisi rare partitive sinipunaasi sinipuniasi inessive sinipunassasi sinipunissasi elative sinipunastasi sinipunistasi illative sinipunaasi sinipuniisi adessive sinipunallasi sinipunillasi ablative sinipunaltasi sinipuniltasi allative sinipunallesi sinipunillesi essive sinipunanasi sinipuninasi translative sinipunaksesi sinipuniksesi abessive sinipunattasi sinipunittasi instructive — — comitative — sinipuninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sinipunamme sinipunamme accusative nom. sinipunamme sinipunamme gen. sinipunamme genitive sinipunamme sinipuniemme sinipunaimme rare partitive sinipunaamme sinipuniamme inessive sinipunassamme sinipunissamme elative sinipunastamme sinipunistamme illative sinipunaamme sinipuniimme adessive sinipunallamme sinipunillamme ablative sinipunaltamme sinipuniltamme allative sinipunallemme sinipunillemme essive sinipunanamme sinipuninamme translative sinipunaksemme sinipuniksemme abessive sinipunattamme sinipunittamme instructive — — comitative — sinipuninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sinipunanne sinipunanne accusative nom. sinipunanne sinipunanne gen. sinipunanne genitive sinipunanne sinipunienne sinipunainne rare partitive sinipunaanne sinipunianne inessive sinipunassanne sinipunissanne elative sinipunastanne sinipunistanne illative sinipunaanne sinipuniinne adessive sinipunallanne sinipunillanne ablative sinipunaltanne sinipuniltanne allative sinipunallenne sinipunillenne essive sinipunananne sinipuninanne translative sinipunaksenne sinipuniksenne abessive sinipunattanne sinipunittanne instructive — — comitative — sinipuninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sinipunansa sinipunansa accusative nom. sinipunansa sinipunansa gen. sinipunansa genitive sinipunansa sinipuniensa sinipunainsa rare partitive sinipunaansa sinipuniaan sinipuniansa inessive sinipunassaan sinipunassansa sinipunissaan sinipunissansa elative sinipunastaan sinipunastansa sinipunistaan sinipunistansa illative sinipunaansa sinipuniinsa adessive sinipunallaan sinipunallansa sinipunillaan sinipunillansa ablative sinipunaltaan sinipunaltansa sinipuniltaan sinipuniltansa allative sinipunalleen sinipunallensa sinipunilleen sinipunillensa essive sinipunanaan sinipunanansa sinipuninaan sinipuninansa translative sinipunakseen sinipunaksensa sinipunikseen sinipuniksensa abessive sinipunattaan sinipunattansa sinipunittaan sinipunittansa instructive — — comitative — sinipunineen sinipuninensa

Derived terms

compounds

• sinipunarousku

 

Related terms

• sinipunainen (“blue and red, violet”) (combining forms sinipuna-)

Further reading

• “sinipuna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[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

Anagrams

• punaisin