Niskanen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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Niskanen

  1. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

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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
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Statistics

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  • Niskanen is the 84th 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.