punapurje

Ingrian

Etymology

From puna (red) + purje (sail).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpunɑˌpurje/, [ˈpunɑˌpuri]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpunɑˌpurje/, [ˈpunɑˌb̥urje̞]
  • Rhymes: -urj, -urje
  • Hyphenation: pu‧na‧pur‧je

Adjective

punapurje (not comparable)

  1. (poetic) having red sails
    • 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loan kylästä, “1140. Soikkola, Tarinaisi, III2”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 12-13:
      Punapurjeen purjehtiva, // Tervarinnan tempovanna,
      As the red-sailed sailing one, // The tar-chested tearing one,

Declension

Declension of punapurje (type 6/lähe, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative punapurje punapurjeet
genitive punapurjeen punapurjein
partitive punapurjetta punapurjeita
illative punapurjeesse punapurjeisse
inessive punapurjees punapurjeis
elative punapurjeest punapurjeist
allative punapurjeelle punapurjeille
adessive punapurjeel punapurjeil
ablative punapurjeelt punapurjeilt
translative punapurjeeks punapurjeiks
essive punapurjeenna, punapurjeen punapurjeinna, punapurjein
exessive1) punapurjeent punapurjeint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

See also

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