Finnish
Etymology
Probably from niuha, niu- + -kka (like tiuha ~ tiukka). Similarity with Swedish njugg appears to be a coincidence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniu̯kːɑ/, [ˈniu̯kːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iukːɑ
- Syllabification(key): niuk‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): niuk‧ka
Adjective
niukka (comparative niukempi, superlative niukin)
- scanty, scarce, scant
- synonym of täpärä (“low-, having little, having less”)
- (as modifier in compound terms) synonym of vähä-
- niukkaluminen talvi ― snow-scarce winter
Declension
| Inflection of niukka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
|
| nominative
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niukka
|
niukat
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| genitive
|
niukan
|
niukkojen
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| partitive
|
niukkaa
|
niukkoja
|
| illative
|
niukkaan
|
niukkoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
niukka
|
niukat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
niukka
|
niukat
|
| gen.
|
niukan
|
| genitive
|
niukan
|
niukkojen
niukkain rare
|
| partitive
|
niukkaa
|
niukkoja
|
| inessive
|
niukassa
|
niukoissa
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| elative
|
niukasta
|
niukoista
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| illative
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niukkaan
|
niukkoihin
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| adessive
|
niukalla
|
niukoilla
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| ablative
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niukalta
|
niukoilta
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| allative
|
niukalle
|
niukoille
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| essive
|
niukkana
|
niukkoina
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| translative
|
niukaksi
|
niukoiksi
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| abessive
|
niukatta
|
niukoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
niukoin
|
| comitative
|
— |
niukkoine
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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niukkani
|
niukkani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
niukkani
|
niukkani
|
| gen.
|
niukkani
|
| genitive
|
niukkani
|
niukkojeni
niukkaini rare
|
| partitive
|
niukkaani
|
niukkojani
|
| inessive
|
niukassani
|
niukoissani
|
| elative
|
niukastani
|
niukoistani
|
| illative
|
niukkaani
|
niukkoihini
|
| adessive
|
niukallani
|
niukoillani
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| ablative
|
niukaltani
|
niukoiltani
|
| allative
|
niukalleni
|
niukoilleni
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| essive
|
niukkanani
|
niukkoinani
|
| translative
|
niukakseni
|
niukoikseni
|
| abessive
|
niukattani
|
niukoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
niukkoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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niukkasi
|
niukkasi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
niukkasi
|
niukkasi
|
| gen.
|
niukkasi
|
| genitive
|
niukkasi
|
niukkojesi
niukkaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
niukkaasi
|
niukkojasi
|
| inessive
|
niukassasi
|
niukoissasi
|
| elative
|
niukastasi
|
niukoistasi
|
| illative
|
niukkaasi
|
niukkoihisi
|
| adessive
|
niukallasi
|
niukoillasi
|
| ablative
|
niukaltasi
|
niukoiltasi
|
| allative
|
niukallesi
|
niukoillesi
|
| essive
|
niukkanasi
|
niukkoinasi
|
| translative
|
niukaksesi
|
niukoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
niukattasi
|
niukoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
niukkoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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niukkamme
|
niukkamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
niukkamme
|
niukkamme
|
| gen.
|
niukkamme
|
| genitive
|
niukkamme
|
niukkojemme
niukkaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
niukkaamme
|
niukkojamme
|
| inessive
|
niukassamme
|
niukoissamme
|
| elative
|
niukastamme
|
niukoistamme
|
| illative
|
niukkaamme
|
niukkoihimme
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| adessive
|
niukallamme
|
niukoillamme
|
| ablative
|
niukaltamme
|
niukoiltamme
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| allative
|
niukallemme
|
niukoillemme
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| essive
|
niukkanamme
|
niukkoinamme
|
| translative
|
niukaksemme
|
niukoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
niukattamme
|
niukoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
niukkoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
niukkanne
|
niukkanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
niukkanne
|
niukkanne
|
| gen.
|
niukkanne
|
| genitive
|
niukkanne
|
niukkojenne
niukkainne rare
|
| partitive
|
niukkaanne
|
niukkojanne
|
| inessive
|
niukassanne
|
niukoissanne
|
| elative
|
niukastanne
|
niukoistanne
|
| illative
|
niukkaanne
|
niukkoihinne
|
| adessive
|
niukallanne
|
niukoillanne
|
| ablative
|
niukaltanne
|
niukoiltanne
|
| allative
|
niukallenne
|
niukoillenne
|
| essive
|
niukkananne
|
niukkoinanne
|
| translative
|
niukaksenne
|
niukoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
niukattanne
|
niukoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
niukkoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
niukkansa
|
niukkansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
niukkansa
|
niukkansa
|
| gen.
|
niukkansa
|
| genitive
|
niukkansa
|
niukkojensa
niukkainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
niukkaansa
|
niukkojaan
niukkojansa
|
| inessive
|
niukassaan
niukassansa
|
niukoissaan
niukoissansa
|
| elative
|
niukastaan
niukastansa
|
niukoistaan
niukoistansa
|
| illative
|
niukkaansa
|
niukkoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
niukallaan
niukallansa
|
niukoillaan
niukoillansa
|
| ablative
|
niukaltaan
niukaltansa
|
niukoiltaan
niukoiltansa
|
| allative
|
niukalleen
niukallensa
|
niukoilleen
niukoillensa
|
| essive
|
niukkanaan
niukkanansa
|
niukkoinaan
niukkoinansa
|
| translative
|
niukakseen
niukaksensa
|
niukoikseen
niukoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
niukattaan
niukattansa
|
niukoittaan
niukoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
niukkoineen
niukkoinensa
|
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Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Talaud
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.
Noun
niukka
- coconut