pelata

pelata (accusative singular pelatan, plural pelataj, accusative plural pelatajn)

1. singular present passive participle of peli

peli +‎ -ata

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelɑtɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -elɑtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧la‧ta

pelata

1. (transitive) to play (participate in (a sport or game))
2. (intransitive, colloquial) to work, to function (operate normally)
3. (archaic, transitive) to play (music)

   Synonym: soittaa

4. (archaic, intransitive) to play (of music)

   Synonym: soida

pelata is used for playing organized and rule-bound games, whereas the verb for playing at "children's games" with no rules or set objectives is leikkiä. Likewise, the noun leikki denotes "children's games" and peli organized games with rules.

• leikkiä
• näytellä
• soittaa

• “pelata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• apelta, paleta, pelaat

From peli (“game”) +‎ -ata. Akin to Finnish pelata.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpelɑtɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpelɑtɑ/,
• Rhymes: -elɑt, -elɑtɑ
• Hyphenation: pe‧la‧ta

pelata

1. Synonym of tiukkaa (“to play”)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 395

• IPA^(key): /peˈla.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: pe‧là‧ta

pelata f (plural pelate)

1. bald patch, baldpate

pelata f sg

1. feminine singular of pelato

• palate, platea