paca
English
editEtymology
editVia Spanish paca and Portuguese paca, from Guaraní paka.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpækə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ækə
Noun
editpaca (plural pacas)
- Any of the large rodents of the genus Cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to Central America and South America, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
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See also
edit- Cuniculus hernandezi
- paca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
editClassical Nahuatl
editPronunciation
editVerb
editpāca
- (transitive) to wash
References
edit- Andrews, J. Richard (2003) Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, revised edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 244
- Campbell, R. Joe (1997) “Florentine Codex Vocabulary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], archived from the original on 20 February 2011
- Karttunen, Francis (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 182
- Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 228
Cypriot Arabic
editEtymology 1
editRoot |
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p-y-c |
4 terms |
Verb
editpaca I (present pipece) (transitive)
- to sell
Etymology 2
editRoot |
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p-c-t |
3 terms |
Adverb
editpaca
References
edit- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 161
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 171
Esperanto
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editpaca (accusative singular pacan, plural pacaj, accusative plural pacajn)
Derived terms
editHungarian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpaca (plural pacák)
Declension
editInflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | paca | pacák |
accusative | pacát | pacákat |
dative | pacának | pacáknak |
instrumental | pacával | pacákkal |
causal-final | pacáért | pacákért |
translative | pacává | pacákká |
terminative | pacáig | pacákig |
essive-formal | pacaként | pacákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | pacában | pacákban |
superessive | pacán | pacákon |
adessive | pacánál | pacáknál |
illative | pacába | pacákba |
sublative | pacára | pacákra |
allative | pacához | pacákhoz |
elative | pacából | pacákból |
delative | pacáról | pacákról |
ablative | pacától | pacáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
pacáé | pacáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
pacáéi | pacákéi |
Possessive forms of paca | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | pacám | pacáim |
2nd person sing. | pacád | pacáid |
3rd person sing. | pacája | pacái |
1st person plural | pacánk | pacáink |
2nd person plural | pacátok | pacáitok |
3rd person plural | pacájuk | pacáik |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- paca in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- puca (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Middle English pakke
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpaca m (genitive singular paca, nominative plural pacaí)
- pack (bundle to be carried)
Declension
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
paca | phaca | bpaca |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “paca”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “paca”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “paca”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editVia Spanish paca, from Guaraní paka.
Noun
editpaca m (invariable)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editpaca
- inflection of pacare:
Anagrams
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpaː.kaː/, [ˈpäːkäː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ka/, [ˈpäːkä]
Verb
editpācā
Pali
editAlternative forms
editVerb
editpaca
- inflection of pacati (“to cook”):
Polish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editpaca f
- (construction) trowel, smoother, skimmer (tool for applying a smooth layer of mortar, plaster, etc.)
Declension
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editpaca m animal
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editpaca
Further reading
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -akɐ
- Hyphenation: pa‧ca
Etymology 1
editNoun
editpaca f (plural pacas)
- (Brazil) paca (rodent of the genus Cuniculus)
- (Brazil) mole cricket
- Synonyms: grilo-toupeira, (Brazil) paquinha, (Portugal) ralo
paca m (plural pacas)
- (Brazil, derogatory) homosexual man
- (Brazil, colloquial) naive (one that lacks worldly experience); a fool
Adjective
editpaca m or f (plural pacas)
Descendants
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editAlternative form of pacas.
Adverb
editpaca (not comparable)
Etymology 3
editBorrowed from Kabuverdianu paka.
Noun
editpaca f (plural pacas)
Etymology 4
editFrom Middle French pacque, Old French pakke, from Dutch pak.
Noun
editpaca f (plural pacas)
Etymology 5
editUnknown
Noun
editpaca f (plural pacas)
Further reading
edit- “paca”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “paca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “paca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French pacque, from Middle Dutch pak, from Old Dutch *pakko, from Frankish *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.
Noun
editpaca f (plural pacas)
Etymology 2
editUnknown; see paco
Noun
editpaca f (plural pacas)
- female equivalent of paco (“police officer”)
Etymology 3
editNoun
editpaca f (plural pacas)
- (chiefly Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) paca (rodent of the genus Cuniculus)
- Synonyms: (Colombian Amazonia) boruga, (Panama) conejo pintado, (Colombia) guagua, (Ecuador) guanta, (Northwestern Colombia) guartinaja, (Bolivia) jochi pintado, (Venezuela, Colombian Llanos) lapa, (Peru) majaz, tepezcuintle, (Mexico, Central America) tepezcuinte, (Northeastern Colombia) tinajo
Etymology 4
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editpaca f
Further reading
edit- “paca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16
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