From niska (“neck”) in topographic terms such as joen niska (“source of a river”) and mäen niska (“hill crest”), possibly also as a nickname for somebody with a thick, crooked etc. neck + -la.
Niskala
Inflection of Niskala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Niskala | Niskalat | ||
genitive | Niskalan | Niskaloiden Niskaloitten | ||
partitive | Niskalaa | Niskaloita | ||
illative | Niskalaan | Niskaloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Niskala | Niskalat | ||
accusative | nom. | Niskala | Niskalat | |
gen. | Niskalan | |||
genitive | Niskalan | Niskaloiden Niskaloitten Niskalain rare | ||
partitive | Niskalaa | Niskaloita | ||
inessive | Niskalassa | Niskaloissa | ||
elative | Niskalasta | Niskaloista | ||
illative | Niskalaan | Niskaloihin | ||
adessive | Niskalalla | Niskaloilla | ||
ablative | Niskalalta | Niskaloilta | ||
allative | Niskalalle | Niskaloille | ||
essive | Niskalana | Niskaloina | ||
translative | Niskalaksi | Niskaloiksi | ||
abessive | Niskalatta | Niskaloitta | ||
instructive | — | Niskaloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |