niska
Finnish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value fiu-fin-pro is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.. Cognate with Ingrian niska, Karelian niska, Veps nišk, nisk and Votic niska.
Pronunciation
Noun
niska
- (anatomy) nape, the back of the neck
- a load bearing horizontal support column in a building
- the upper end of koski (“a series of small waterfalls”) (the place where the rapid flow begins)
Declension
Inflection of niska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Derived terms
- verbs: niskoitella
Idioms
- kaatua niskaan (“to fall upon oneself”)
- nakella niskoja
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Adjective
niska
Polish
Pronunciation
Adjective
niska
Categories:
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/iskɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/iskɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Anatomy
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- Lower Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Lower Sorbian non-lemma forms
- Lower Sorbian adjective forms
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish non-lemma forms
- Polish adjective forms