niska

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *niska. Cognate with Ingrian niska, Karelian niska, Veps nišk, nisk and Votic niskõ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniskɑ/, [ˈnis̠kɑ̝] Rhymes: -iskɑ Syllabification(key): nis‧ka Hyphenation(key): nis‧ka === Noun === niska 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 ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “niska”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === askin, kansi, kasin, kisan, sakin == Ingrian == === 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: -isk, -iskɑ Hyphenation: nis‧ka === Noun === niska nape (back of the neck) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 341 == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnʲiska/ === Adjective === niska nominative feminine singular of niski == Plains Cree == === Etymology === From Proto-Algonquian *neska. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nɪsˈkʌ] Hyphenation: nis‧ka === Noun === niska anim (plural niskak, augmentative misiniska, Syllabics ᓂᐢᑲ) 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 Institution, page 437 Jean L. Okimâsis (2018), Cree: Language of the plains‎[2], University of Regina Press, →ISBN, page 316 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲis.ka/ Rhymes: -iska Syllabification: nis‧ka === Adjective === niska feminine nominative/vocative singular of niski == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === From niz (“array, row”) +‎ -ka. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /nîska/ ==== Noun ==== nȉska f (Cyrillic spelling ни̏ска) (literary) array ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== niza ==== Further reading ==== “niska”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== nȉska (Cyrillic spelling ни̏ска) inflection of nizak: feminine nominative/vocative singular indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular indefinite animate masculine accusative singular neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural