niska

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See also: Niska, níska, and niską

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognate with Ingrian niska, Karelian niska, Veps nišk, nisk and Votic niskõ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/, [ˈnis̠kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nis‧ka

Noun

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niska

  1. (anatomy) nape, the back of the neck
  2. a load bearing horizontal support column in a building
  3. the upper end of koski (a series of small waterfalls) (the place where the rapid flow begins)

Declension

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Inflection of niska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative niska niskat
genitive niskan niskojen
partitive niskaa niskoja
illative niskaan niskoihin
singular plural
nominative niska niskat
accusative nom. niska niskat
gen. niskan
genitive niskan niskojen
niskain rare
partitive niskaa niskoja
inessive niskassa niskoissa
elative niskasta niskoista
illative niskaan niskoihin
adessive niskalla niskoilla
ablative niskalta niskoilta
allative niskalle niskoille
essive niskana niskoina
translative niskaksi niskoiksi
abessive niskatta niskoitta
instructive niskoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of niska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative niskani niskani
accusative nom. niskani niskani
gen. niskani
genitive niskani niskojeni
niskaini rare
partitive niskaani niskojani
inessive niskassani niskoissani
elative niskastani niskoistani
illative niskaani niskoihini
adessive niskallani niskoillani
ablative niskaltani niskoiltani
allative niskalleni niskoilleni
essive niskanani niskoinani
translative niskakseni niskoikseni
abessive niskattani niskoittani
instructive
comitative niskoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative niskasi niskasi
accusative nom. niskasi niskasi
gen. niskasi
genitive niskasi niskojesi
niskaisi rare
partitive niskaasi niskojasi
inessive niskassasi niskoissasi
elative niskastasi niskoistasi
illative niskaasi niskoihisi
adessive niskallasi niskoillasi
ablative niskaltasi niskoiltasi
allative niskallesi niskoillesi
essive niskanasi niskoinasi
translative niskaksesi niskoiksesi
abessive niskattasi niskoittasi
instructive
comitative niskoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative niskamme niskamme
accusative nom. niskamme niskamme
gen. niskamme
genitive niskamme niskojemme
niskaimme rare
partitive niskaamme niskojamme
inessive niskassamme niskoissamme
elative niskastamme niskoistamme
illative niskaamme niskoihimme
adessive niskallamme niskoillamme
ablative niskaltamme niskoiltamme
allative niskallemme niskoillemme
essive niskanamme niskoinamme
translative niskaksemme niskoiksemme
abessive niskattamme niskoittamme
instructive
comitative niskoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative niskanne niskanne
accusative nom. niskanne niskanne
gen. niskanne
genitive niskanne niskojenne
niskainne rare
partitive niskaanne niskojanne
inessive niskassanne niskoissanne
elative niskastanne niskoistanne
illative niskaanne niskoihinne
adessive niskallanne niskoillanne
ablative niskaltanne niskoiltanne
allative niskallenne niskoillenne
essive niskananne niskoinanne
translative niskaksenne niskoiksenne
abessive niskattanne niskoittanne
instructive
comitative niskoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative niskansa niskansa
accusative nom. niskansa niskansa
gen. niskansa
genitive niskansa niskojensa
niskainsa rare
partitive niskaansa niskojaan
niskojansa
inessive niskassaan
niskassansa
niskoissaan
niskoissansa
elative niskastaan
niskastansa
niskoistaan
niskoistansa
illative niskaansa niskoihinsa
adessive niskallaan
niskallansa
niskoillaan
niskoillansa
ablative niskaltaan
niskaltansa
niskoiltaan
niskoiltansa
allative niskalleen
niskallensa
niskoilleen
niskoillensa
essive niskanaan
niskanansa
niskoinaan
niskoinansa
translative niskakseen
niskaksensa
niskoikseen
niskoiksensa
abessive niskattaan
niskattansa
niskoittaan
niskoittansa
instructive
comitative niskoineen
niskoinensa

Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns
verbs
idioms

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Niska.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognates include Finnish niska and Veps nišk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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niska

  1. nape (back of the neck)

Declension

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Declension of niska (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative niska nisat
genitive nisan niskoin
partitive niskaa niskoja
illative niskaa niskoi
inessive nisas nisois
elative nisast nisoist
allative nisalle nisoille
adessive nisal nisoil
ablative nisalt nisoilt
translative nisaks nisoiks
essive niskanna, niskaan niskoinna, niskoin
exessive1) niskant niskoint
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

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 341

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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niska

  1. nominative feminine singular of niski

Plains Cree

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Niska.

Etymology

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From Proto-Algonquian *neska.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɪsˈkʌ]
  • Hyphenation: nis‧ka

Noun

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niska anim (plural niskak, augmentative misiniska, Syllabics ᓂᐢᑲ)

  1. goose

Declension

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References

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɲis.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iska
  • Syllabification: nis‧ka

Adjective

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niska

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of niski