nikama

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *nika- ~ *nikka- +‎ -ma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikɑmɑ/, [ˈnikɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ikɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ni‧ka‧ma

Noun

nikama

1. (anatomy) vertebra

Declension

Inflection of nikama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nikama	nikamat
genitive		nikaman	nikamien
partitive		nikamaa	nikamia
illative		nikamaan	nikamiin
		singular	plural
nominative		nikama	nikamat
accusative	nom.	nikama	nikamat
	gen.	nikaman
genitive		nikaman	nikamien nikamainrare
partitive		nikamaa	nikamia
inessive		nikamassa	nikamissa
elative		nikamasta	nikamista
illative		nikamaan	nikamiin
adessive		nikamalla	nikamilla
ablative		nikamalta	nikamilta
allative		nikamalle	nikamille
essive		nikamana	nikamina
translative		nikamaksi	nikamiksi
abessive		nikamatta	nikamitta
instructive		—	nikamin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nikama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nikamani nikamani accusative nom. nikamani nikamani gen. nikamani genitive nikamani nikamieni nikamainirare partitive nikamaani nikamiani inessive nikamassani nikamissani elative nikamastani nikamistani illative nikamaani nikamiini adessive nikamallani nikamillani ablative nikamaltani nikamiltani allative nikamalleni nikamilleni essive nikamanani nikaminani translative nikamakseni nikamikseni abessive nikamattani nikamittani instructive — — comitative — nikamineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nikamasi nikamasi accusative nom. nikamasi nikamasi gen. nikamasi genitive nikamasi nikamiesi nikamaisirare partitive nikamaasi nikamiasi inessive nikamassasi nikamissasi elative nikamastasi nikamistasi illative nikamaasi nikamiisi adessive nikamallasi nikamillasi ablative nikamaltasi nikamiltasi allative nikamallesi nikamillesi essive nikamanasi nikaminasi translative nikamaksesi nikamiksesi abessive nikamattasi nikamittasi instructive — — comitative — nikaminesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nikamamme nikamamme accusative nom. nikamamme nikamamme gen. nikamamme genitive nikamamme nikamiemme nikamaimmerare partitive nikamaamme nikamiamme inessive nikamassamme nikamissamme elative nikamastamme nikamistamme illative nikamaamme nikamiimme adessive nikamallamme nikamillamme ablative nikamaltamme nikamiltamme allative nikamallemme nikamillemme essive nikamanamme nikaminamme translative nikamaksemme nikamiksemme abessive nikamattamme nikamittamme instructive — — comitative — nikaminemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nikamanne nikamanne accusative nom. nikamanne nikamanne gen. nikamanne genitive nikamanne nikamienne nikamainnerare partitive nikamaanne nikamianne inessive nikamassanne nikamissanne elative nikamastanne nikamistanne illative nikamaanne nikamiinne adessive nikamallanne nikamillanne ablative nikamaltanne nikamiltanne allative nikamallenne nikamillenne essive nikamananne nikaminanne translative nikamaksenne nikamiksenne abessive nikamattanne nikamittanne instructive — — comitative — nikaminenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nikamansa nikamansa accusative nom. nikamansa nikamansa gen. nikamansa genitive nikamansa nikamiensa nikamainsarare partitive nikamaansa nikamiaan nikamiansa inessive nikamassaan nikamassansa nikamissaan nikamissansa elative nikamastaan nikamastansa nikamistaan nikamistansa illative nikamaansa nikamiinsa adessive nikamallaan nikamallansa nikamillaan nikamillansa ablative nikamaltaan nikamaltansa nikamiltaan nikamiltansa allative nikamalleen nikamallensa nikamilleen nikamillensa essive nikamanaan nikamanansa nikaminaan nikaminansa translative nikamakseen nikamaksensa nikamikseen nikamiksensa abessive nikamattaan nikamattansa nikamittaan nikamittansa instructive — — comitative — nikamineen nikaminensa

Derived terms

compounds

• atlasnikama
• häntänikama
• kannattajanikama
• kaulanikama
• kiertonikama
• kiertäjänikama
• lannenikama
• nikamahoito
• nikamakipu
• nikamansiirtymä
• nikamantulehdus
• nikamatulehdus
• nikamavaltimo
• nikamavälilevy
• nikamavälilevytyrä
• niskanikama
• rintanikama
• ristinikama
• selkänikama

 

Further reading

• “nikama”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kaiman, maikan, makina