niiska
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Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *niiska. Cognates include Finnish niiska and Estonian niisk.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈniːskɑ/, [ˈniːs̠k]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈniːskɑ/, [ˈniːʃkɑ]
- Rhymes: -iːsk, -iːskɑ
- Hyphenation: niis‧ka
Noun
[edit]niiska
- milt (fish semen)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of niiska (type 3/kana, k- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | niiska | niisat |
| genitive | niisan | niiskoin |
| partitive | niiskaa | niiskoja |
| illative | niiskaa | niiskoi |
| inessive | niisaas | niisois |
| elative | niisast | niisoist |
| allative | niisalle | niisoille |
| adessive | niisaal | niisoil |
| ablative | niisalt | niisoilt |
| translative | niisaks | niisoiks |
| essive | niiskanna, niiskaan | niiskoinna, niiskoin |
| exessive1) | niiskant | niiskoint |
| 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. | ||
Coordinate terms
[edit]- maukku (“roe”)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 342