# nikama
## Finnish
### Etymology

Proto-Finnic *nika- ~ *nikka- +‎ -ma

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnikɑmɑ/, [ˈnikɑ̝mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ikɑmɑ
* Hyphenation: ni‧ka‧ma

### Noun

nikama
* (anatomy) vertebra

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nikama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nikamani
nikamani
accusative
nom.
nikamani
nikamani
gen.
nikamani
genitive
nikamani
nikamieni nikamaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nikamaani
nikamiani
inessive
nikamassani
nikamissani
elative
nikamastani
nikamistani
illative
nikamaani
nikamiini
adessive
nikamallani
nikamillani
ablative
nikamaltani
nikamiltani
allative
nikamalleni
nikamilleni
essive
nikamanani
nikaminani
translative
nikamakseni
nikamikseni
abessive
nikamattani
nikamittani
instructive
comitative
—nikamineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nikamasi
nikamasi
accusative
nom.
nikamasi
nikamasi
gen.
nikamasi
genitive
nikamasi
nikamiesi nikamaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nikamaasi
nikamiasi
inessive
nikamassasi
nikamissasi
elative
nikamastasi
nikamistasi
illative
nikamaasi
nikamiisi
adessive
nikamallasi
nikamillasi
ablative
nikamaltasi
nikamiltasi
allative
nikamallesi
nikamillesi
essive
nikamanasi
nikaminasi
translative
nikamaksesi
nikamiksesi
abessive
nikamattasi
nikamittasi
instructive
comitative
—nikaminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nikamamme
nikamamme
accusative
nom.
nikamamme
nikamamme
gen.
nikamamme
genitive
nikamamme
nikamiemme nikamaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nikamaamme
nikamiamme
inessive
nikamassamme
nikamissamme
elative
nikamastamme
nikamistamme
illative
nikamaamme
nikamiimme
adessive
nikamallamme
nikamillamme
ablative
nikamaltamme
nikamiltamme
allative
nikamallemme
nikamillemme
essive
nikamanamme
nikaminamme
translative
nikamaksemme
nikamiksemme
abessive
nikamattamme
nikamittamme
instructive
comitative
—nikaminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nikamanne
nikamanne
accusative
nom.
nikamanne
nikamanne
gen.
nikamanne
genitive
nikamanne
nikamienne nikamainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nikamaanne
nikamianne
inessive
nikamassanne
nikamissanne
elative
nikamastanne
nikamistanne
illative
nikamaanne
nikamiinne
adessive
nikamallanne
nikamillanne
ablative
nikamaltanne
nikamiltanne
allative
nikamallenne
nikamillenne
essive
nikamananne
nikaminanne
translative
nikamaksenne
nikamiksenne
abessive
nikamattanne
nikamittanne
instructive
comitative
—nikaminenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nikamansa
nikamansa
accusative
nom.
nikamansa
nikamansa
gen.
nikamansa
genitive
nikamansa
nikamiensa nikamainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nikamaansa
nikamiaan nikamiansa
inessive
nikamassaan nikamassansa
nikamissaan nikamissansa
elative
nikamastaan nikamastansa
nikamistaan nikamistansa
illative
nikamaansa
nikamiinsa
adessive
nikamallaan nikamallansa
nikamillaan nikamillansa
ablative
nikamaltaan nikamaltansa
nikamiltaan nikamiltansa
allative
nikamalleen nikamallensa
nikamilleen nikamillensa
essive
nikamanaan nikamanansa
nikaminaan nikaminansa
translative
nikamakseen nikamaksensa
nikamikseen nikamiksensa
abessive
nikamattaan nikamattansa
nikamittaan nikamittansa
instructive
comitative
—nikamineen nikaminensa :

#### Derived terms

* atlasnikama
* häntänikama
* kannattajanikama
* kaulanikama
* kiertonikama
* kiertäjänikama
* lannenikama
* nikamahoito
* nikamakipu
* nikamansiirtymä
* nikamantulehdus
* nikamatulehdus
* nikamavaltimo
* nikamavälilevy
* nikamavälilevytyrä
* niskanikama
* rintanikama
* ristinikama
* selkänikama

### Further reading

* “nikama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* kaiman, maikan, makina