Musta Pekka
Finnish
Etymology
Calque of Swedish Svarte Petter (lit. "Black Peter").
Proper noun
Musta Pekka
- (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
| Inflection of Musta Pekka (Kotus type 51/nuoripari) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Pekkojenrare Mustien Pekkainrare Mustain Pekkainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | Mustin Pekoin | |
| abessive | Mustatta Pekatta | Mustitta Pekoitta | |
| comitative | — | Mustine Pekkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of Musta Pekka (type nuoripari) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Musta Pekkani | Musta Pekkamme |
| 2nd person | Musta Pekkasi | Musta Pekkanne |
| 3rd person | Musta Pekkansa | |
Synonyms
- Pekka