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siniristilippu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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siniristi (blue cross) +‎ lippu (flag); the Finnish flag is a blue Nordic cross on a white background

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsiniˌristiˌlipːu/, [ˈs̠iniˌris̠tiˌlipːu]
  • Rhymes: -ipːu
  • Hyphenation(key): sini‧risti‧lippu

Noun

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siniristilippu

  1. 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.

Declension

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Inflection of siniristilippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of siniristilippu (Kotus type 1*B/valo, pp-p gradation)

Further reading

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