Niku

See also: niku, nīku, and нику

Finnish

Etymology

From a vernacular form of Nikolaus.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniku/, [ˈniku]
  • Rhymes: -iku
  • Syllabification(key): Ni‧ku

Proper noun

Niku

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension
Inflection of Niku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Niku Nikut
genitive Nikun Nikujen
partitive Nikua Nikuja
illative Nikuun Nikuihin
singular plural
nominative Niku Nikut
accusative nom. Niku Nikut
gen. Nikun
genitive Nikun Nikujen
partitive Nikua Nikuja
inessive Nikussa Nikuissa
elative Nikusta Nikuista
illative Nikuun Nikuihin
adessive Nikulla Nikuilla
ablative Nikulta Nikuilta
allative Nikulle Nikuille
essive Nikuna Nikuina
translative Nikuksi Nikuiksi
abessive Nikutta Nikuitta
instructive — Nikuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Niku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikuni Nikuni
accusative nom. Nikuni Nikuni
gen. Nikuni
genitive Nikuni Nikujeni
partitive Nikuani Nikujani
inessive Nikussani Nikuissani
elative Nikustani Nikuistani
illative Nikuuni Nikuihini
adessive Nikullani Nikuillani
ablative Nikultani Nikuiltani
allative Nikulleni Nikuilleni
essive Nikunani Nikuinani
translative Nikukseni Nikuikseni
abessive Nikuttani Nikuittani
instructive — —
comitative — Nikuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikusi Nikusi
accusative nom. Nikusi Nikusi
gen. Nikusi
genitive Nikusi Nikujesi
partitive Nikuasi Nikujasi
inessive Nikussasi Nikuissasi
elative Nikustasi Nikuistasi
illative Nikuusi Nikuihisi
adessive Nikullasi Nikuillasi
ablative Nikultasi Nikuiltasi
allative Nikullesi Nikuillesi
essive Nikunasi Nikuinasi
translative Nikuksesi Nikuiksesi
abessive Nikuttasi Nikuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Nikuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikumme Nikumme
accusative nom. Nikumme Nikumme
gen. Nikumme
genitive Nikumme Nikujemme
partitive Nikuamme Nikujamme
inessive Nikussamme Nikuissamme
elative Nikustamme Nikuistamme
illative Nikuumme Nikuihimme
adessive Nikullamme Nikuillamme
ablative Nikultamme Nikuiltamme
allative Nikullemme Nikuillemme
essive Nikunamme Nikuinamme
translative Nikuksemme Nikuiksemme
abessive Nikuttamme Nikuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Nikuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikunne Nikunne
accusative nom. Nikunne Nikunne
gen. Nikunne
genitive Nikunne Nikujenne
partitive Nikuanne Nikujanne
inessive Nikussanne Nikuissanne
elative Nikustanne Nikuistanne
illative Nikuunne Nikuihinne
adessive Nikullanne Nikuillanne
ablative Nikultanne Nikuiltanne
allative Nikullenne Nikuillenne
essive Nikunanne Nikuinanne
translative Nikuksenne Nikuiksenne
abessive Nikuttanne Nikuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Nikuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Nikunsa Nikunsa
accusative nom. Nikunsa Nikunsa
gen. Nikunsa
genitive Nikunsa Nikujensa
partitive Nikuaan
Nikuansa		 Nikujaan
Nikujansa
inessive Nikussaan
Nikussansa		 Nikuissaan
Nikuissansa
elative Nikustaan
Nikustansa		 Nikuistaan
Nikuistansa
illative Nikuunsa Nikuihinsa
adessive Nikullaan
Nikullansa		 Nikuillaan
Nikuillansa
ablative Nikultaan
Nikultansa		 Nikuiltaan
Nikuiltansa
allative Nikulleen
Nikullensa		 Nikuilleen
Nikuillensa
essive Nikunaan
Nikunansa		 Nikuinaan
Nikuinansa
translative Nikukseen
Nikuksensa		 Nikuikseen
Nikuiksensa
abessive Nikuttaan
Nikuttansa		 Nikuittaan
Nikuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Nikuineen
Nikuinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Statistics
  • Niku is the 5034th (tied with 30 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 143 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References
  1. Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
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