# pakara
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝kɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑkɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧ka‧ra

### Noun

pakara
* buttock
* (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

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

* pakaralihas
* pakaravako

### Further reading

* “pakara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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