siniristilippu
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Finnish
Etymology
siniristi (“blue cross”) + lippu (“flag”); the Finnish flag is a blue Nordic cross on a white background
Pronunciation
Noun
siniristilippu
- 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
| 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. | ||
Further reading
- “siniristilippu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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