Niku

See also: niku, nīku, and нику

Finnish

Etymology

From a vernacular form of Nikolaus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniku/, [ˈniku]
• Rhymes: -iku
• Hyphenation^(key): Ni‧ku

Proper noun

Niku

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Niku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Niku	Nikut
genitive		Nikun	Nikujen
partitive		Nikua	Nikuja
illative		Nikuun	Nikuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Niku	Nikut
accusative	nom.	Niku	Nikut
	gen.	Nikun
genitive		Nikun	Nikujen
partitive		Nikua	Nikuja
inessive		Nikussa	Nikuissa
elative		Nikusta	Nikuista
illative		Nikuun	Nikuihin
adessive		Nikulla	Nikuilla
ablative		Nikulta	Nikuilta
allative		Nikulle	Nikuille
essive		Nikuna	Nikuina
translative		Nikuksi	Nikuiksi
abessive		Nikutta	Nikuitta
instructive		—	Nikuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Niku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikuni Nikuni accusative nom. Nikuni Nikuni gen. Nikuni genitive Nikuni Nikujeni partitive Nikuani Nikujani inessive Nikussani Nikuissani elative Nikustani Nikuistani illative Nikuuni Nikuihini adessive Nikullani Nikuillani ablative Nikultani Nikuiltani allative Nikulleni Nikuilleni essive Nikunani Nikuinani translative Nikukseni Nikuikseni abessive Nikuttani Nikuittani instructive — — comitative — Nikuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nikusi Nikusi accusative nom. Nikusi Nikusi gen. Nikusi genitive Nikusi Nikujesi partitive Nikuasi Nikujasi inessive Nikussasi Nikuissasi elative Nikustasi Nikuistasi illative Nikuusi Nikuihisi adessive Nikullasi Nikuillasi ablative Nikultasi Nikuiltasi allative Nikullesi Nikuillesi essive Nikunasi Nikuinasi translative Nikuksesi Nikuiksesi abessive Nikuttasi Nikuittasi instructive — — comitative — Nikuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikumme Nikumme accusative nom. Nikumme Nikumme gen. Nikumme genitive Nikumme Nikujemme partitive Nikuamme Nikujamme inessive Nikussamme Nikuissamme elative Nikustamme Nikuistamme illative Nikuumme Nikuihimme adessive Nikullamme Nikuillamme ablative Nikultamme Nikuiltamme allative Nikullemme Nikuillemme essive Nikunamme Nikuinamme translative Nikuksemme Nikuiksemme abessive Nikuttamme Nikuittamme instructive — — comitative — Nikuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nikunne Nikunne accusative nom. Nikunne Nikunne gen. Nikunne genitive Nikunne Nikujenne partitive Nikuanne Nikujanne inessive Nikussanne Nikuissanne elative Nikustanne Nikuistanne illative Nikuunne Nikuihinne adessive Nikullanne Nikuillanne ablative Nikultanne Nikuiltanne allative Nikullenne Nikuillenne essive Nikunanne Nikuinanne translative Nikuksenne Nikuiksenne abessive Nikuttanne Nikuittanne instructive — — comitative — Nikuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nikunsa Nikunsa accusative nom. Nikunsa Nikunsa gen. Nikunsa genitive Nikunsa Nikujensa partitive Nikuaan Nikuansa Nikujaan Nikujansa inessive Nikussaan Nikussansa Nikuissaan Nikuissansa elative Nikustaan Nikustansa Nikuistaan Nikuistansa illative Nikuunsa Nikuihinsa adessive Nikullaan Nikullansa Nikuillaan Nikuillansa ablative Nikultaan Nikultansa Nikuiltaan Nikuiltansa allative Nikulleen Nikullensa Nikuilleen Nikuillensa essive Nikunaan Nikunansa Nikuinaan Nikuinansa translative Nikukseen Nikuksensa Nikuikseen Nikuiksensa abessive Nikuttaan Nikuttansa Nikuittaan Nikuittansa instructive — — comitative — Nikuineen Nikuinensa

Derived terms

• Nikunen

 

compounds

• Nikupeteri

 

Statistics

• Niku is the 5034^th (tied with 30 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 143 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.