picka

See also: pička and pícka

Ingrian

Spickoja.

Alternative forms

• spicka

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian спичка (spička).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpit͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈpit͡ʃk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpit͡ʃkɑ/, [ˈpit͡ʃkɑ]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃk, -it͡ʃkɑ
• Hyphenation: pic‧ka

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

• pickapacka

 

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

• IPA^(key): /²pɪka/, [²pʰɪkːa]
• Rhymes: -²ɪka

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

• picka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• picka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• picka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)