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/, [ˈnis̠kɑlɑ]
Hyphenation: Nis‧ka‧la

Proper noun

Niskala

A surname.
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
accusative	gen.	Niskalan	Niskalat
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
instructive		—	Niskaloin
abessive		Niskalatta	Niskaloitta
comitative		—	Niskaloineen

Anagrams

kaislan, kanslia, laiskan, naskali, silakan

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