Niskala

Finnish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniskɑlɑ/, [ˈnis̠kɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iskɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Nis‧ka‧la

Proper noun

Niskala

1. a Finnish surname from landscape
2. Any of a number of small places in Finland.

Declension

Inflection of Niskala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of Niskala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Niskalani Niskalani accusative nom. Niskalani Niskalani gen. Niskalani genitive Niskalani Niskaloideni Niskaloitteni Niskalaini rare partitive Niskalaani Niskaloitani inessive Niskalassani Niskaloissani elative Niskalastani Niskaloistani illative Niskalaani Niskaloihini adessive Niskalallani Niskaloillani ablative Niskalaltani Niskaloiltani allative Niskalalleni Niskaloilleni essive Niskalanani Niskaloinani translative Niskalakseni Niskaloikseni abessive Niskalattani Niskaloittani instructive — — comitative — Niskaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Niskalasi Niskalasi accusative nom. Niskalasi Niskalasi gen. Niskalasi genitive Niskalasi Niskaloidesi Niskaloittesi Niskalaisi rare partitive Niskalaasi Niskaloitasi inessive Niskalassasi Niskaloissasi elative Niskalastasi Niskaloistasi illative Niskalaasi Niskaloihisi adessive Niskalallasi Niskaloillasi ablative Niskalaltasi Niskaloiltasi allative Niskalallesi Niskaloillesi essive Niskalanasi Niskaloinasi translative Niskalaksesi Niskaloiksesi abessive Niskalattasi Niskaloittasi instructive — — comitative — Niskaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Niskalamme Niskalamme accusative nom. Niskalamme Niskalamme gen. Niskalamme genitive Niskalamme Niskaloidemme Niskaloittemme Niskalaimme rare partitive Niskalaamme Niskaloitamme inessive Niskalassamme Niskaloissamme elative Niskalastamme Niskaloistamme illative Niskalaamme Niskaloihimme adessive Niskalallamme Niskaloillamme ablative Niskalaltamme Niskaloiltamme allative Niskalallemme Niskaloillemme essive Niskalanamme Niskaloinamme translative Niskalaksemme Niskaloiksemme abessive Niskalattamme Niskaloittamme instructive — — comitative — Niskaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Niskalanne Niskalanne accusative nom. Niskalanne Niskalanne gen. Niskalanne genitive Niskalanne Niskaloidenne Niskaloittenne Niskalainne rare partitive Niskalaanne Niskaloitanne inessive Niskalassanne Niskaloissanne elative Niskalastanne Niskaloistanne illative Niskalaanne Niskaloihinne adessive Niskalallanne Niskaloillanne ablative Niskalaltanne Niskaloiltanne allative Niskalallenne Niskaloillenne essive Niskalananne Niskaloinanne translative Niskalaksenne Niskaloiksenne abessive Niskalattanne Niskaloittanne instructive — — comitative — Niskaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Niskalansa Niskalansa accusative nom. Niskalansa Niskalansa gen. Niskalansa genitive Niskalansa Niskaloidensa Niskaloittensa Niskalainsa rare partitive Niskalaansa Niskaloitaan Niskaloitansa inessive Niskalassaan Niskalassansa Niskaloissaan Niskaloissansa elative Niskalastaan Niskalastansa Niskaloistaan Niskaloistansa illative Niskalaansa Niskaloihinsa adessive Niskalallaan Niskalallansa Niskaloillaan Niskaloillansa ablative Niskalaltaan Niskalaltansa Niskaloiltaan Niskaloiltansa allative Niskalalleen Niskalallensa Niskaloilleen Niskaloillensa essive Niskalanaan Niskalanansa Niskaloinaan Niskaloinansa translative Niskalakseen Niskalaksensa Niskaloikseen Niskaloiksensa abessive Niskalattaan Niskalattansa Niskaloittaan Niskaloittansa instructive — — comitative — Niskaloineen Niskaloinensa

Statistics

• Niskala is the 638^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,341 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kaislan, kanslia, laiskan, naskali, silakan