Musta Pekka
Finnish
editEtymology
editCalque of Swedish Svarte Petter (lit. "Black Peter").
Proper noun
edit- (card games, dated, politically incorrect) Synonym of Pekka (undesirable card in Pekka-peli, a children's card game similar to "Old Maid").
- (with "käteen") short straw (bad luck, as in to "draw the short straw")
- Minulle jäi Musta Pekka käteen ja jouduin tekemään koko projektin itse.
- I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone. (lit. "I was left with Black Peter / Old Maid in my hand and...")
Declension
editInflection of Musta Pekka (Kotus type 51/nuoripari) | |||
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nominative | Musta Pekka | Mustat Pekat | |
genitive | Mustan Pekan | Mustien Pekkojen | |
partitive | Mustaa Pekkaa | Mustia Pekkoja | |
illative | Mustaan Pekkaan | Mustiin Pekkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Musta Pekka | Mustat Pekat | |
accusative | nom. | Musta Pekka | Mustat Pekat |
gen. | Mustan Pekan | ||
genitive | Mustan Pekan | Mustien Pekkojen Mustain Pekkojen rare Mustien Pekkain rare Mustain Pekkain rare | |
partitive | Mustaa Pekkaa | Mustia Pekkoja | |
inessive | Mustassa Pekassa | Mustissa Pekoissa | |
elative | Mustasta Pekasta | Mustista Pekoista | |
illative | Mustaan Pekkaan | Mustiin Pekkoihin | |
adessive | Mustalla Pekalla | Mustilla Pekoilla | |
ablative | Mustalta Pekalta | Mustilta Pekoilta | |
allative | Mustalle Pekalle | Mustille Pekoille | |
essive | Mustana Pekkana | Mustina Pekkoina | |
translative | Mustaksi Pekaksi | Mustiksi Pekoiksi | |
abessive | Mustatta Pekatta | Mustitta Pekoitta | |
instructive | — | Mustin Pekoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |