oransseja

Oransseja is the plural partitive form of the Finnish adjective oranssi, which means orange in color. In Finnish, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they modify, and the partitive plural form oransseja is used when the noun is in the partitive case or when referring to an indefinite quantity of orange items. For example, oransseja lenkkareita means orange sneakers (with an indefinite amount or when the noun is in the partitive).

In ordinary use, oranssi describes a wide range of hues from pale tangerine to deep, saturated orange. The word is common in everyday language, fashion, design, food, and nature. Finnish speakers may also combine oranssi with various nouns to express shade, intensity, or context, such as oranssia väriä (orange color), oransseja vaatteita (orange clothes), oransseja hedelmiä (orange fruits). When describing a finished color or a consensus choice, the translative form oranssiksi can appear in phrases like maalattiin seinä oranssiksi (the wall was painted orange).

The term oranssi is a standard color name in Finnish and is widely used in media, education, and industry. Related terms include the comparative and superlative forms used to describe degrees of color or intensity in specific contexts, though such forms are generally constructed from the base adjective oranssi as needed.

See also: Finnish color names, Finnish grammar, adjective declension.