punaisista

Punaisista is a Finnish grammatical form: it is the elative plural form of the adjective punainen, meaning red. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case, so when the head noun is plural and in the elative case, the adjective takes the form punaisista. The phrase punaisista modifies a plural noun in the elative, translating roughly to “from the red ones” or “of the red ones.”

Usage examples illustrate its function. Punaisista taloista means “from the red houses.” Punaisista kukista means “of the red flowers” or “from the red flowers.” Other examples include punaisista vaatteista (from the red clothes) or punaisista kissoista (from the red cats). The form is always used with a plural noun in the elative case; it is not a standalone noun.

The term is a routine part of Finnish color description and location or origin expressions. It contrasts with punaiset talot (the red houses, nominative plural) and with other color-inflected forms that appear in different cases or numbers. As with other Finnish adjectives, punaisista reflects both color (red) and grammatical relationship (elative plural) within the noun phrase.