Finnish
Etymology
From a vernacular form of Nikolaus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnikːɑ/, [ˈnikːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ikːɑ
- Syllabification(key): Nik‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): Nik‧ka
Proper noun
Nikka
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Nikka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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Nikka
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—
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| genitive
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Nikan
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—
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| partitive
|
Nikkaa
|
—
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| illative
|
Nikkaan
|
—
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Nikka
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nikka
|
—
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| gen.
|
Nikan
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| genitive
|
Nikan
|
—
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| partitive
|
Nikkaa
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—
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| inessive
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Nikassa
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—
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| elative
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Nikasta
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—
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| illative
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Nikkaan
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—
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| adessive
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Nikalla
|
—
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| ablative
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Nikalta
|
—
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| allative
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Nikalle
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—
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| essive
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Nikkana
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—
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| translative
|
Nikaksi
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—
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| abessive
|
Nikatta
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Nikkani
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nikkani
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—
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| gen.
|
Nikkani
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| genitive
|
Nikkani
|
—
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| partitive
|
Nikkaani
|
—
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| inessive
|
Nikassani
|
—
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| elative
|
Nikastani
|
—
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| illative
|
Nikkaani
|
—
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| adessive
|
Nikallani
|
—
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| ablative
|
Nikaltani
|
—
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| allative
|
Nikalleni
|
—
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| essive
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Nikkanani
|
—
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| translative
|
Nikakseni
|
—
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| abessive
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Nikattani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Nikkasi
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nikkasi
|
—
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| gen.
|
Nikkasi
|
| genitive
|
Nikkasi
|
—
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| partitive
|
Nikkaasi
|
—
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| inessive
|
Nikassasi
|
—
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| elative
|
Nikastasi
|
—
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| illative
|
Nikkaasi
|
—
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| adessive
|
Nikallasi
|
—
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| ablative
|
Nikaltasi
|
—
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| allative
|
Nikallesi
|
—
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| essive
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Nikkanasi
|
—
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| translative
|
Nikaksesi
|
—
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| abessive
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Nikattasi
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Nikkamme
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nikkamme
|
—
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| gen.
|
Nikkamme
|
| genitive
|
Nikkamme
|
—
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| partitive
|
Nikkaamme
|
—
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| inessive
|
Nikassamme
|
—
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| elative
|
Nikastamme
|
—
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| illative
|
Nikkaamme
|
—
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| adessive
|
Nikallamme
|
—
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| ablative
|
Nikaltamme
|
—
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| allative
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Nikallemme
|
—
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| essive
|
Nikkanamme
|
—
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| translative
|
Nikaksemme
|
—
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| abessive
|
Nikattamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Nikkanne
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nikkanne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Nikkanne
|
| genitive
|
Nikkanne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Nikkaanne
|
—
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| inessive
|
Nikassanne
|
—
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| elative
|
Nikastanne
|
—
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| illative
|
Nikkaanne
|
—
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| adessive
|
Nikallanne
|
—
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| ablative
|
Nikaltanne
|
—
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| allative
|
Nikallenne
|
—
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| essive
|
Nikkananne
|
—
|
| translative
|
Nikaksenne
|
—
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| abessive
|
Nikattanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Nikkansa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Nikkansa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Nikkansa
|
| genitive
|
Nikkansa
|
—
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| partitive
|
Nikkaansa
|
—
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| inessive
|
Nikassaan
Nikassansa
|
—
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| elative
|
Nikastaan
Nikastansa
|
—
|
| illative
|
Nikkaansa
|
—
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| adessive
|
Nikallaan
Nikallansa
|
—
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| ablative
|
Nikaltaan
Nikaltansa
|
—
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| allative
|
Nikalleen
Nikallensa
|
—
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| essive
|
Nikkanaan
Nikkanansa
|
—
|
| translative
|
Nikakseen
Nikaksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Nikattaan
Nikattansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
—
|
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Derived terms
Statistics
- Nikka is the 3153rd (tied with 13 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 247 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN