Finnish

Adjective

punainen ‎(comparative punaisempi, superlative punaisin)

1. red

Declension

Related terms

• puna
• punata
• punehtua
• punertaa
• punertua
• punottaa

Derived terms

• nähdä punaista
• punaisuus
• punastua

Compounds

See also

Noun

punainen

1. red (color)
2. (in the plural) reds, red lights (traffic signal)

   ajaa päin punaisia

   to jump the red lights

3. (in the plural, politics, archaic) the socialists
4. (in the plural, historical) In the Finnish civil war of 1918, the revolutionary side, as opposed to the valkoiset (whites).

Synonyms

• (red traffic lights): punaiset valot, punaiset liikennevalot

Declension