niskaoja

== Finnish == === Etymology === niska +‎ oja === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniskɑˌojɑ/, [ˈnis̠kɑ̝ˌo̞jɑ̝] Rhymes: -ojɑ Syllabification(key): nis‧ka‧o‧ja Hyphenation(key): niska‧oja === Noun === niskaoja cutoff drain; a drainage ditch that prevents water from higher-lying areas from seeping into the land (e.g. farmland) below ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “niskaoja”, 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