sinivalkoinen

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Finnish

Etymology

Dvandva compound of sini (blue) +‎ valkoinen (white). Sense 2 refers to the flag of Finland.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sinivalkoinen (comparative sinivalkoisempi, superlative sinivalkoisin)

  1. blue-and-white
    Synonym: valkosininen
  2. Finnish, related to Finland or the Finns
    Synonym: suomalainen
    • 2022 July 6, Roosa Welling, “Ministeri Harakka perään­kuuluttaa Finnairin vastuuta sisäisissä lennoissa: "Miksi meillä on sini­valkoinen lento­yhtiö, jos se ei huolehdi saavutettavuus­tarpeista?"”, in Helsingin sanomat:
      ”Voi yhtä hyvin kysyä, että miksi meillä on sinivalkoinen lentoyhtiö, jos se ei huolehdi maan sisäisistä saavutettavuustarpeista”, Harakka sanoo.
      "One might as well ask why we have a blue-and-white airliner if it won't protect the nation's internal demands for reachability.

Declension

Possessive forms of sinivalkoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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