Niskanen

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 +‎ -nen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniskɑnen/, [ˈnis̠kɑ̝ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -iskɑnen
• Syllabification^(key): Nis‧ka‧nen

Proper noun

Niskanen

1. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

Inflection of Niskanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		Niskanen	Niskaset
genitive		Niskasen	Niskasten Niskasien
partitive		Niskasta	Niskasia
illative		Niskaseen	Niskasiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Niskanen	Niskaset
accusative	nom.	Niskanen	Niskaset
	gen.	Niskasen
genitive		Niskasen	Niskasten Niskasien
partitive		Niskasta	Niskasia
inessive		Niskasessa	Niskasissa
elative		Niskasesta	Niskasista
illative		Niskaseen	Niskasiin
adessive		Niskasella	Niskasilla
ablative		Niskaselta	Niskasilta
allative		Niskaselle	Niskasille
essive		Niskasena	Niskasina
translative		Niskaseksi	Niskasiksi
abessive		Niskasetta	Niskasitta
instructive		—	Niskasin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Niskanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Niskaseni Niskaseni accusative nom. Niskaseni Niskaseni gen. Niskaseni genitive Niskaseni Niskasteni Niskasieni partitive Niskastani Niskasiani inessive Niskasessani Niskasissani elative Niskasestani Niskasistani illative Niskaseeni Niskasiini adessive Niskasellani Niskasillani ablative Niskaseltani Niskasiltani allative Niskaselleni Niskasilleni essive Niskasenani Niskasinani translative Niskasekseni Niskasikseni abessive Niskasettani Niskasittani instructive — — comitative — Niskasineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Niskasesi Niskasesi accusative nom. Niskasesi Niskasesi gen. Niskasesi genitive Niskasesi Niskastesi Niskasiesi partitive Niskastasi Niskasiasi inessive Niskasessasi Niskasissasi elative Niskasestasi Niskasistasi illative Niskaseesi Niskasiisi adessive Niskasellasi Niskasillasi ablative Niskaseltasi Niskasiltasi allative Niskasellesi Niskasillesi essive Niskasenasi Niskasinasi translative Niskaseksesi Niskasiksesi abessive Niskasettasi Niskasittasi instructive — — comitative — Niskasinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Niskasemme Niskasemme accusative nom. Niskasemme Niskasemme gen. Niskasemme genitive Niskasemme Niskastemme Niskasiemme partitive Niskastamme Niskasiamme inessive Niskasessamme Niskasissamme elative Niskasestamme Niskasistamme illative Niskaseemme Niskasiimme adessive Niskasellamme Niskasillamme ablative Niskaseltamme Niskasiltamme allative Niskasellemme Niskasillemme essive Niskasenamme Niskasinamme translative Niskaseksemme Niskasiksemme abessive Niskasettamme Niskasittamme instructive — — comitative — Niskasinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Niskasenne Niskasenne accusative nom. Niskasenne Niskasenne gen. Niskasenne genitive Niskasenne Niskastenne Niskasienne partitive Niskastanne Niskasianne inessive Niskasessanne Niskasissanne elative Niskasestanne Niskasistanne illative Niskaseenne Niskasiinne adessive Niskasellanne Niskasillanne ablative Niskaseltanne Niskasiltanne allative Niskasellenne Niskasillenne essive Niskasenanne Niskasinanne translative Niskaseksenne Niskasiksenne abessive Niskasettanne Niskasittanne instructive — — comitative — Niskasinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Niskasensa Niskasensa accusative nom. Niskasensa Niskasensa gen. Niskasensa genitive Niskasensa Niskastensa Niskasiensa partitive Niskastaan Niskastansa Niskasiaan Niskasiansa inessive Niskasessaan Niskasessansa Niskasissaan Niskasissansa elative Niskasestaan Niskasestansa Niskasistaan Niskasistansa illative Niskaseensa Niskasiinsa adessive Niskasellaan Niskasellansa Niskasillaan Niskasillansa ablative Niskaseltaan Niskaseltansa Niskasiltaan Niskasiltansa allative Niskaselleen Niskasellensa Niskasilleen Niskasillensa essive Niskasenaan Niskasenansa Niskasinaan Niskasinansa translative Niskasekseen Niskaseksensa Niskasikseen Niskasiksensa abessive Niskasettaan Niskasettansa Niskasittaan Niskasittansa instructive — — comitative — Niskasineen Niskasinensa

Related terms

• Niskala

Statistics

• Niskanen is the 84^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 6,739 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.