Faroese

Noun

pakki m (genitive singular pakka, plural pakkar)

1. package
2. parcel

Declension

Finnish

Military mess kit

Etymology

From Swedish back.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pak‧ki
• Rhymes: -ɑkːi
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑkːi/

Noun

pakki

1. A short form of työkalupakki, which is a box designed to serve as a portable tool storage, a tool box.
2. (colloquial) Reverse, in the sense of reverse gear.

   laittaa pakki päälle = to put the reverse on

3. (nautical) If a sailing vessel or any of its sails is in such position relative to the wind that the wind blows from the wrong side of a sail, the sail is said to be pakilla (adessive case of the noun pakki).
4. (military) mess kit, A metal container belonging to a soldier's field equipment. The container serves as a cooking vessel and the top doubles as a cup.
5. (colloquial) A defending player in various ballgames; a defenceman; a defender.
6. (colloquial) The event of getting rejected, especially by the opposite sex when approaching her/him. Normally used in plural, pakit.

   Hain kolmasti Liisaa tanssimaan, mutta sain / hän antoi pakit joka kerta.

   I asked Liisa three times to dance, but I was rejected / she rejected me every time.

7. (colloquial, rare) The head of a person.

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Synonyms

• (military mess kit): kenttäkeittoastia, kenttäpakki

Related terms

• pakittaa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰahcɪ]

  Rhymes: -ahcɪ

Noun

pakki m ‎(genitive singular pakka, nominative plural pakkar)

1. parcel, pack, package, parcel, packet

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