# punikki
## Finnish
### Etymology

puna (“red (color)”) +‎ -kki

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpunikːi/, [ˈpunikːi]
* Rhymes: -unikːi
* Hyphenation: pu‧nik‧ki

### Noun

punikki (derogatory)
* (historical) red (supporter of socialist ideas)

#### Usage notes

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

#### Declension

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

* punikkitatti

#### See also

* lahtari

### Further reading

* “punikki”, 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