packa

See also: paçka, paćka, páčka, and packą

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpat͡ska]

Noun

packa f

1. paw (soft foot of an animal)

   Synonyms: pracka, tlapa

Declension

Declension of packa (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	packa	packy
genitive	packy	pacek
dative	pacce	packám
accusative	packu	packy
vocative	packo	packy
locative	pacce	packách
instrumental	packou	packami

Derived terms

• pacička

Further reading

• “packa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “packa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “packa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian пачка (pačka).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑt͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈpɑt͡ʃk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑt͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈpɑt͡ʃkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑt͡ʃk, -ɑt͡ʃkɑ
• Hyphenation: pac‧ka

Noun

packa

1. pack, packet

Declension

Declension of packa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	packa	packat
genitive	packan	packoin
partitive	packaa	packoja
illative	packaa	packoi
inessive	packaas	packois
elative	packast	packoist
allative	packalle	packoille
adessive	packaal	packoil
ablative	packalt	packoilt
translative	packaks	packoiks
essive	packanna, packaan	packoinna, packoin
exessive1)	packant	packoint
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

• pickapacka
• tupakkapacka

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 389

Polish

packa

Etymology

From pacnąć +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat͡s.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -at͡ska
• Syllabification: pac‧ka

Noun

packa f

1. flyswatter (device for swatting flies)

   Synonym: klapka

Declension

Declension of packa

	singular	plural
nominative	packa	packi
genitive	packi	pacek
dative	pacce	packom
accusative	packę	packi
instrumental	packą	packami
locative	pacce	packach
vocative	packo	packi

Related terms

(verbs):

• pacać impf
• pacnąć pf

Further reading

• packa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• packa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German pack, packe, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from a group of words related to Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“pack”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

packa c

1. (derogatory) a bag; an unpleasant older woman

Verb

packa (present packar, preterite packade, supine packat, imperative packa)

1. to pack; to stow things into a pack e.g. as to be able to bring it for a journey
2. to compress; to make something use less space

Conjugation

Conjugation of packa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	packa		packas
supine	packat		packats
imperative	packa		—
imper. plural1	packen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	packar	packade	packas	packades
ind. plural1	packa	packade	packas	packades
subjunctive2	packe	packade	packes	packades
present participle		packande
past participle		packad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• som packade sardiner
• som packade sillar

See also

• packa sig iväg
• packad
• packning

Further reading

• packa in Svensk ordbok.