pakara

See also: pākāra

Finnish

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly borrowed from Old Swedish baker. Related to Ingrian pakkaara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝kɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧ka‧ra

Noun

pakara

1. buttock
2. (as modifier in compounds) gluteal

   pakaralihas ― gluteal muscle / gluteus

   pakaravako ― gluteal cleft

Usage notes

Like its English counterpart, this word is usually used in plural form, pakarat.

Declension

Inflection of pakara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		pakara	pakarat
genitive		pakaran	pakaroiden pakaroitten
partitive		pakaraa	pakaroita
illative		pakaraan	pakaroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pakara	pakarat
accusative	nom.	pakara	pakarat
	gen.	pakaran
genitive		pakaran	pakaroiden pakaroitten pakarain rare
partitive		pakaraa	pakaroita
inessive		pakarassa	pakaroissa
elative		pakarasta	pakaroista
illative		pakaraan	pakaroihin
adessive		pakaralla	pakaroilla
ablative		pakaralta	pakaroilta
allative		pakaralle	pakaroille
essive		pakarana	pakaroina
translative		pakaraksi	pakaroiksi
abessive		pakaratta	pakaroitta
instructive		—	pakaroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pakara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pakarani pakarani accusative nom. pakarani pakarani gen. pakarani genitive pakarani pakaroideni pakaroitteni pakaraini rare partitive pakaraani pakaroitani inessive pakarassani pakaroissani elative pakarastani pakaroistani illative pakaraani pakaroihini adessive pakarallani pakaroillani ablative pakaraltani pakaroiltani allative pakaralleni pakaroilleni essive pakaranani pakaroinani translative pakarakseni pakaroikseni abessive pakarattani pakaroittani instructive — — comitative — pakaroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pakarasi pakarasi accusative nom. pakarasi pakarasi gen. pakarasi genitive pakarasi pakaroidesi pakaroittesi pakaraisi rare partitive pakaraasi pakaroitasi inessive pakarassasi pakaroissasi elative pakarastasi pakaroistasi illative pakaraasi pakaroihisi adessive pakarallasi pakaroillasi ablative pakaraltasi pakaroiltasi allative pakarallesi pakaroillesi essive pakaranasi pakaroinasi translative pakaraksesi pakaroiksesi abessive pakarattasi pakaroittasi instructive — — comitative — pakaroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pakaramme pakaramme accusative nom. pakaramme pakaramme gen. pakaramme genitive pakaramme pakaroidemme pakaroittemme pakaraimme rare partitive pakaraamme pakaroitamme inessive pakarassamme pakaroissamme elative pakarastamme pakaroistamme illative pakaraamme pakaroihimme adessive pakarallamme pakaroillamme ablative pakaraltamme pakaroiltamme allative pakarallemme pakaroillemme essive pakaranamme pakaroinamme translative pakaraksemme pakaroiksemme abessive pakarattamme pakaroittamme instructive — — comitative — pakaroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pakaranne pakaranne accusative nom. pakaranne pakaranne gen. pakaranne genitive pakaranne pakaroidenne pakaroittenne pakarainne rare partitive pakaraanne pakaroitanne inessive pakarassanne pakaroissanne elative pakarastanne pakaroistanne illative pakaraanne pakaroihinne adessive pakarallanne pakaroillanne ablative pakaraltanne pakaroiltanne allative pakarallenne pakaroillenne essive pakarananne pakaroinanne translative pakaraksenne pakaroiksenne abessive pakarattanne pakaroittanne instructive — — comitative — pakaroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pakaransa pakaransa accusative nom. pakaransa pakaransa gen. pakaransa genitive pakaransa pakaroidensa pakaroittensa pakarainsa rare partitive pakaraansa pakaroitaan pakaroitansa inessive pakarassaan pakarassansa pakaroissaan pakaroissansa elative pakarastaan pakarastansa pakaroistaan pakaroistansa illative pakaraansa pakaroihinsa adessive pakarallaan pakarallansa pakaroillaan pakaroillansa ablative pakaraltaan pakaraltansa pakaroiltaan pakaroiltansa allative pakaralleen pakarallensa pakaroilleen pakaroillensa essive pakaranaan pakaranansa pakaroinaan pakaroinansa translative pakarakseen pakaraksensa pakaroikseen pakaroiksensa abessive pakarattaan pakarattansa pakaroittaan pakaroittansa instructive — — comitative — pakaroineen pakaroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• pakaralihas
• pakaravako

 

Further reading

• “pakara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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