/ˈniksi/, [ˈniks̠i]
OriginPossibly from Swedish nix.
- trick, knack (a special, small thing one needs to know to perform a task well)
“Tässä työssä on omat niksinsä.” — This job has its tricks.
“En saa kantta auki; onko siinä jokin niksi?” — I can't open this lid; is there a trick to it?
- hack, lifehack (trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease)
“Puhelimen laittaminen Minigrippiin uimarannalla on mahtava niksi.” — Putting your phone in a sandwich bag when you go to the beach is such a great hack.
Formsniksi(nominative, singular) · niksit(nominative, plural) · niksi(accusative, nominative, singular) · niksit(accusative, nominative, plural) · niksin(accusative, genitive, singular) · niksit(accusative, genitive, plural) · niksin(genitive, singular) · niksien(genitive, plural) · niksiä(partitive, singular) · niksejä(partitive, plural) · niksissä(inessive, singular) · nikseissä(inessive, plural) · niksistä(elative, singular) · nikseistä(elative, plural) · niksiin(illative, singular) · nikseihin(illative, plural) · niksillä(adessive, singular) · nikseillä(adessive, plural) · niksiltä(ablative, singular) · nikseiltä(ablative, plural)