First attested in 1943. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a doublet of the argot word pacek (“face, cheek”) , which is from pacef (“face, cheek”) with the same ending as in balek. The noun pacef is from Yiddish פרצוף (partsef, “face”), from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon). The -ák ending in pacák may have developed following the examples of melák, pupák.[1][2][3]
pacák (plural pacákok)
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | pacák | pacákok |
| accusative | pacákot | pacákokat |
| dative | pacáknak | pacákoknak |
| instrumental | pacákkal | pacákokkal |
| causal-final | pacákért | pacákokért |
| translative | pacákká | pacákokká |
| terminative | pacákig | pacákokig |
| essive-formal | pacákként | pacákokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | pacákban | pacákokban |
| superessive | pacákon | pacákokon |
| adessive | pacáknál | pacákoknál |
| illative | pacákba | pacákokba |
| sublative | pacákra | pacákokra |
| allative | pacákhoz | pacákokhoz |
| elative | pacákból | pacákokból |
| delative | pacákról | pacákokról |
| ablative | pacáktól | pacákoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
pacáké | pacákoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
pacákéi | pacákokéi |
| Possessive forms of pacák | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | pacákom | pacákjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | pacákod | pacákjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | pacákja | pacákjai |
| 1st person plural | pacákunk | pacákjaink |
| 2nd person plural | pacákotok | pacákjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | pacákjuk | pacákjaik |
paca (“blob”) + -k (plural suffix)
pacák