niska
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Niska.
Niska.
Finnish
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Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognate with Ingrian niska, Karelian niska, Veps nišk, nisk and Votic niskõ.
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
- Huhtaniska
- joenniska
- juovaniskamangusti
- juovaniskamungo
- jännitysniska
- jäykkäniska
- keltaniska-amatsoni
- keltaniskatikka
- koskenniska
- kyrmyniska
- köyryniska
- niska-aukko
- niskaharjas
- niskaheitto
- niskahirsi
- niskahius
- niskajumi
- Niskakangas
- niskakarva
- niskakipu
- Niskakoski
- niskakoulu
- niskakuoppa
- niskalenkki
- niskalihas
- niskaluu
- niskanahka
- niskanikama
- niskaoja
- niskaote
- niskapalkki
- niskapaska
- niskaperseote
- niskapuu
- Niskasaari
- niskasuojus
- niskasärky
- niskatuki
- niskatukka
- niskatyyny
- niskavillat
- pihkaniska
- pilkkaniska
- punaniskavallabi
- uppiniskainen
- valkoniskahilleri
- valkoniskakyyhky
- valkoniskakäki
- valkoniskaluri
- valkoniskamuura
adjectives
nouns
verbs
idioms
- kaatua niskaan (“to fall upon oneself”)
- nakella niskoja
Further reading
- “niska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognates include Finnish niska and Veps nišk.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/,
- Rhymes: -isk, -iskɑ
- Hyphenation: nis‧ka
Noun
niska
- nape (back of the neck)
Declension
| Declension of niska (type 3/kana, k- gradation) | ||
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| 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
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 341
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Adjective
niska
Plains Cree
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Etymology
From Proto-Algonquian *neska.
Pronunciation
Noun
niska anim (plural niskak, augmentative misiniska, Syllabics ᓂᐢᑲ)
Declension
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
References
- H. C. Wolfart (1996) “Sketch of Cree, an Algonquian language”, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 17, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, page 437
- Jean L. Okimâsis (2018) Cree: Language of the plains, University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 316
Polish
Pronunciation
Adjective
niska