Musta Pekka

Finnish

Calque of Swedish Svarte Petter (lit. "Black Peter").

(card games, dated, politically incorrect) Synonym of Pekka (undesirable card in Pekka-peli, a children's card game similar to "Old Maid").
(with "käteen") short straw (bad luck, as in to "draw the short straw")
Minulle jäi Musta Pekka käteen ja jouduin tekemään koko projektin itse.
I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone. (lit. "I was left with Black Peter / Old Maid in my hand and...")

Declension of Musta Pekka (type nuoripari)

	singular	plural
nominative	Musta Pekka	Mustat Pekat
genitive	Mustan Pekan	Mustien Pekkojen Mustien Pekkain¹ Mustain Pekkojen¹ Mustain Pekkain¹
partitive	Mustaa Pekkaa	Mustia Pekkoja
accusative	Musta Pekka Mustan Pekan	Mustat Pekat
inessive	Mustassa Pekassa	Mustissa Pekoissa
elative	Mustasta Pekasta	Mustista Pekoista
illative	Mustaan Pekkaan	Mustiin Pekkoihin
adessive	Mustalla Pekalla	Mustilla Pekoilla
ablative	Mustalta Pekalta	Mustilta Pekoilta
allative	Mustalle Pekalle	Mustille Pekoille
essive	Mustana Pekkana	Mustina Pekkoina
translative	Mustaksi Pekaksi	Mustiksi Pekoiksi
instructive	–	Mustin Pekoin
abessive	Mustatta Pekatta	Mustitta Pekoitta
comitative	–	Mustine Pekkoineen
¹⁾ Rare.

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