Adjective: niukka
Declension: 9∗A/kala
Comparison
| Positive | niukka |
| Comparative | niukempi |
| Superlative | niukin |
Positive
Singular
| Nominative | niukka |
| Accusative | niukka; niukan |
| Genetive | niukan |
| Partitive | niukkaa |
| Inessive | niukassa |
| Elative | niukasta |
| Illative | niukkaan |
| Adessive | niukalla |
| Ablative | niukalta |
| Allative | niukalle |
| Essive | niukkana |
| Translative | niukaksi |
| Abessive | niukatta |
Plural
| Nominative | niukat |
| Accusative | niukat |
| Genetive | niukkojen |
| Partitive | niukkoja |
| Inessive | niukoissa |
| Elative | niukoista |
| Illative | niukkoihin |
| Adessive | niukoilla |
| Ablative | niukoilta |
| Allative | niukoille |
| Essive | niukkoina |
| Translative | niukoiksi |
| Abessive | niukoitta |
| Instructive | niukoin |
| Comitative | niukkoine |
Comparative
Singular
| Nominative | niukempi |
| Accusative | niukempi; niukemman |
| Genetive | niukemman |
| Partitive | niukempaa |
| Inessive | niukemmassa |
| Elative | niukemmasta |
| Illative | niukempaan |
| Adessive | niukemmalla |
| Ablative | niukemmalta |
| Allative | niukemmalle |
| Essive | niukempana |
| Translative | niukemmaksi |
| Abessive | niukemmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | niukemmat |
| Accusative | niukemmat |
| Genetive | niukempien |
| Partitive | niukempia |
| Inessive | niukemmissa |
| Elative | niukemmista |
| Illative | niukempiin |
| Adessive | niukemmilla |
| Ablative | niukemmilta |
| Allative | niukemmille |
| Essive | niukempina |
| Translative | niukemmiksi |
| Abessive | niukemmitta |
| Instructive | niukemmin |
| Comitative | niukempine |
Superlative
Singular
| Nominative | niukin |
| Accusative | niukin; niukimman |
| Genetive | niukimman |
| Partitive | niukimpaa |
| Inessive | niukimmassa |
| Elative | niukimmasta |
| Illative | niukimpaan |
| Adessive | niukimmalla |
| Ablative | niukimmalta |
| Allative | niukimmalle |
| Essive | niukimpana |
| Translative | niukimmaksi |
| Abessive | niukimmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | niukimmat |
| Accusative | niukimmat |
| Genetive | niukimpien; niukinten |
| Partitive | niukimpia |
| Inessive | niukimmissa |
| Elative | niukimmista |
| Illative | niukimpiin |
| Adessive | niukimmilla |
| Ablative | niukimmilta |
| Allative | niukimmille |
| Essive | niukimpina |
| Translative | niukimmiksi |
| Abessive | niukimmitta |
| Instructive | niukimmin |
| Comitative | niukimpine |
Sample Sentences
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niukkaluminen talvi (snow-scarce winter)
Adjectives inflected like niukka
sankka,
tulenarka,
pilkuntarkka,
kuumanarka,
hallanarka,
ihmisarka,
lianarka,
valonarka,
tuulenarka,
pikkutarkka,
epätarkka,
niukka,
tarkka,
tiukka,
tunnontarkka,
piukka,
vankka,
arka,
rankka,
Etymology
Probably from niuha, niu- + -kka (like tiuha ~ tiukka). Similarity with Swedish njugg appears to be a coincidence.
Translations