picka

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See also: pička and pícka

Ingrian

Spickoja.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian спичка (spička).

Pronunciation

Noun

picka

  1. match
    • 1934, V. I. Junus, Lukukirja inkeroisia oppikoteja vart (neljäs klassa), Leningrad: Riikin Izdatelstvo Kirja, page 105:
      Hää hyppäis kattiloin päälle, nosti kannen, cirkoi pickan ja näki, jot hoitoklapanat olliit kääritty kiin rautavitsaal.
      He jumped onto the cooking pot, lifted the lid, struck a match and saw, that the safety valves were wrapped in iron twigs.
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 45:
      Ei hooli karassia eikä pickoja.
      No need in kerosene or in matches.

Declension

Declension of picka (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative picka pickat
genitive pickan pickoin
partitive pickaa pickoja
illative pickaa pickoi
inessive pickaas pickois
elative pickast pickoist
allative pickalle pickoille
adessive pickaal pickoil
ablative pickalt pickoilt
translative pickaks pickoiks
essive pickanna, pickaan pickoinna, pickoin
exessive1) pickant pickoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 412

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish pikka, from Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną. Compare English pick.

Pronunciation

Verb

picka (present pickar, preterite pickade, supine pickat, imperative picka)

  1. to peck, to pick (of a bird, or with a pointed instrument)

Conjugation

Conjugation of picka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive picka pickas
Supine pickat pickats
Imperative picka —
Imper. plural1 picken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative pickar pickade pickas pickades
Ind. plural1 picka pickade pickas pickades
Subjunctive2 picke pickade pickes pickades
Participles
Present participle pickande
Past participle pickad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

picka c

  1. (colloquial) a pistol (gun)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) pickadoll, (colloquial) puffra, pistol

Declension

Declension of picka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative picka pickan pickor pickorna
Genitive pickas pickans pickors pickornas

References

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