niska

See also: níska and niską

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognate with Ingrian niska, Karelian niska, Veps nišk, nisk and Votic niskõ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/, [ˈnis̠kɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nis‧ka

Noun

niska

  1. (anatomy) nape, the back of the neck
  2. a load bearing horizontal support column in a building
  3. 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)
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
niskainrare
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
instructive — niskoin
abessive niskatta niskoitta
comitative — niskoineen
Possessive forms of niska (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person niskani niskamme
2nd person niskasi niskanne
3rd person niskansa

Derived terms

Idioms
  • kaatua niskaan (“to fall upon oneself”)
  • nakella niskoja

Anagrams

Ingrian
Niska.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognates include Finnish niska and Veps nišk.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/, [ˈnis̠k]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/, [ˈniʃkɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iskɑ
  • Hyphenation: nis‧ka

Noun

niska

  1. nape (back of the neck)

Declension
Declension of niska (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
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.

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 341

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnʲiska/

Adjective

niska

  1. nominative feminine singular of niski

Plains Cree
Niska.

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *neska.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɪsˈkʌ]
  • Hyphenation: nis‧ka

Noun

niska anim (plural niskak, augmentative misiniska, Syllabics ᓂᐢᑲ)

  1. goose

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈɲis.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iska
  • Syllabification: nis‧ka

Adjective

niska

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of niski
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