/ˈniskɑ/, [ˈnis̠kɑ̝]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognate with Ingrian niska, Karelian niska, Veps nišk, nisk and Votic niskõ.
- nape, the back of the neck
- girder, beam; a load-bearing horizontal support in a building, such as a floor or ceiling
- the upper end of koski (“a series of small waterfalls”) (the place where the rapid flow begins)
- shank of a drill bit
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname
Formsniska(nominative, singular) · niskat(nominative, plural) · niska(accusative, nominative, singular) · niskat(accusative, nominative, plural) · niskan(accusative, genitive, singular) · niskat(accusative, genitive, plural) · niskan(genitive, singular) · niskojen(genitive, plural) · niskain(genitive, plural, rare) · niskaa(partitive, singular) · niskoja(partitive, plural) · niskassa(inessive, singular) · niskoissa(inessive, plural) · niskasta(elative, singular) · niskoista(elative, plural) · niskaan(illative, singular) · niskoihin(illative, plural) · niskalla(adessive, singular) · niskoilla(adessive, plural) · niskalta(ablative, singular)
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