/ˈpekːɑ/, [ˈpe̞kːɑ̝]
AlkuperäMedieval vernacular form of the Vulgate Latin Petrus (“Peter”). In eastern Finland partly from the Russian pet form Петька (Petʹka), but also variant of the older Pekko.
- error-lua-execa male given name
“Jos saa esimerkiksi pojan ja aikoo antaa sille aivan tavallisen reilun nimen kuten Pekka tai Kalle tai Erkki, niin muistaa heti jonkun Pekan joka jo kansakoulussa oli päätä pitempi muita, ampui ritsal” — If you get a son and intend to give him a normal proper name like Pekka or Kalle or Erkki, you get reminded of some Pekka who already in primary school was a head taller than the rest, shot at others
- error-lua-execold maid, Old Maid (unpaired card in the children's card game of "Pekka-peli", similar to "old maid")
- colloquialUsed in the idiom ei halunnut olla pekkaa pahempi (“did not want to be worse than others”).
- Used in the idiom tehdä n:ään pekkaan (“do something in a group of n”).
MuodotPekka(nominative, singular) · Pekat(nominative, plural) · Pekka(accusative, nominative, singular) · Pekat(accusative, nominative, plural) · Pekan(accusative, genitive, singular) · Pekat(accusative, genitive, plural) · Pekan(genitive, singular) · Pekkojen(genitive, plural) · Pekkain(genitive, plural, rare) · Pekkaa(partitive, singular) · Pekkoja(partitive, plural) · Pekassa(inessive, singular) · Pekoissa(inessive, plural) · Pekasta(elative, singular) · Pekoista(elative, plural) · Pekkaan(illative, singular) · Pekkoihin(illative, plural) · Pekalla(adessive, singular) · Pekoilla(adessive, plural) · Pekalta(ablative, singular)