Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/niska
Proto-Finnic
editEtymology
editUnknown. Only an unconvincing Indo-Aryan loan theory has been proposed.
Noun
edit*niska
- nape (back of the neck)
Inflection
editInflection of *niska
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | *niska | *niskat | |
accusative | *niskan | *niskat | |
genitive | *niskan | *niskadën *niskoidën | |
partitive | *niskada | *niskoida | |
inessive | *niskassa *niskahna |
*niskoissa *niskoihna | |
elative | *niskasta | *niskoista | |
illative | *niskahën | *niskoihën | |
adessive | *niskalla | *niskoilla | |
ablative | *niskalta | *niskoilta | |
allative | *niskalën *niskalëk |
*niskoilën *niskoilëk | |
essive | *niskana | *niskoina | |
translative | *niskaksi | *niskoiksi | |
instructive | *niskan | *niskoin | |
comitative | *niskanëk | *niskoinëk | |
abessive | *niskatta | *niskoitta |