niska
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognate with Ingrian niska, Karelian niska, Veps nišk, nisk and Votic niskõ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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
- punaniskavallabi
- uppiniskainen
- valkoniskamuura
adjectives
nouns
verbs
idioms
- kaatua niskaan (“to fall upon oneself”)
- nakella niskoja
Further reading[edit]
- “niska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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[edit]
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognates include Finnish niska and Veps nišk.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/, [ˈnis̠k]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/, [ˈniʃkɑ]
- Rhymes: -isk, -iskɑ
- Hyphenation: nis‧ka
Noun[edit]
niska
- nape (back of the neck)
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 341
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
niska
Plains Cree[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Algonquian *neska.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
niska anim (plural niskak, augmentative misiniska, Syllabics ᓂᐢᑲ)
Declension[edit]
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
References[edit]
- 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[2], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 316
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
niska
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- 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
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/isk
- Rhymes:Ingrian/isk/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/iskɑ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/iskɑ/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- izh:Body parts
- Lower Sorbian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Lower Sorbian non-lemma forms
- Lower Sorbian adjective forms
- Plains Cree terms inherited from Proto-Algonquian
- Plains Cree terms derived from Proto-Algonquian
- Plains Cree terms with IPA pronunciation
- Plains Cree lemmas
- Plains Cree nouns
- Plains Cree animate nouns
- crk:Anatids
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/iska
- Rhymes:Polish/iska/2 syllables
- Polish non-lemma forms
- Polish adjective forms