niukka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Probably from niuha, niu- + -kka (like tiuha ~ tiukka). Similarity with Swedish njugg appears to be a coincidence.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
niukka (comparative niukempi, superlative niukin)
- scanty, scarce
- Synonym of täpärä
- (as modifier in compound terms) Synonym of vähä-.
- snow-scarce winter ― niukkaluminen talvi
Declension edit
Inflection of niukka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | niukka | niukat | |
genitive | niukan | niukkojen | |
partitive | niukkaa | niukkoja | |
illative | niukkaan | niukkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | niukka | niukat | |
accusative | nom. | niukka | niukat |
gen. | niukan | ||
genitive | niukan | niukkojen niukkainrare | |
partitive | niukkaa | niukkoja | |
inessive | niukassa | niukoissa | |
elative | niukasta | niukoista | |
illative | niukkaan | niukkoihin | |
adessive | niukalla | niukoilla | |
ablative | niukalta | niukoilta | |
allative | niukalle | niukoille | |
essive | niukkana | niukkoina | |
translative | niukaksi | niukoiksi | |
abessive | niukatta | niukoitta | |
instructive | — | niukoin | |
comitative | — | niukkoine |
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Further reading edit
- “niukka”, 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 edit
Talaud edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun edit
niukka