nika

See also: Nika, nīka, nikʼá, and ника

Balinese

Romanization

nika

  1. Romanization of ᬦᬶᬓ

Czech

Etymology

From Italian nicchia derived from nicchio (“shell”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪka/
  • Rhymes: -ɪka
  • Hyphenation: ni‧ka

Noun

nika f

  1. (architecture) niche
  2. (ecology) niche
  3. (business) niche

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative nika niky
genitive niky nik
dative nice nikám
accusative niku niky
vocative niko niky
locative nice nikách
instrumental nikou nikami

References
  1. "nika" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Noun

nika

  1. (offensive) nigger

Ojibwe

Noun

nika (plural nikag)

  1. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
  2. goose

Derived terms

See also

Swazi

Verb

-níka

  1. to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Verb

-níka

  1. (transitive) to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Verb

-níka

  1. (transitive) to give
  2. (transitive) to hand, to hand over
  3. (transitive) to offer
  4. (transitive) to grant

Inflection
Tone H
Infinitive ukunika
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukunika ukunganiki
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular nika -nike
Plural nikani -nikeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyanika, nginika enginikayo, enginika nginika anginiki enginganiki nginganiki
2nd singular uyanika, unika onikayo, onika unika awuniki onganiki unganiki
1st plural siyanika, sinika esinikayo, esinika sinika asiniki esinganiki singaniki
2nd plural niyanika, ninika eninikayo, eninika ninika aniniki eninganiki ninganiki
Class 1 uyanika, unika onikayo, onika enika akaniki onganiki enganiki
Class 2 bayanika, banika abanikayo, abanika benika abaniki abanganiki benganiki
Class 3 uyanika, unika onikayo, onika unika awuniki onganiki unganiki
Class 4 iyanika, inika enikayo, enika inika ayiniki enganiki inganiki
Class 5 liyanika, linika elinikayo, elinika linika aliniki elinganiki linganiki
Class 6 ayanika, anika anikayo, anika enika awaniki anganiki enganiki
Class 7 siyanika, sinika esinikayo, esinika sinika asiniki esinganiki singaniki
Class 8 ziyanika, zinika ezinikayo, ezinika zinika aziniki ezinganiki zinganiki
Class 9 iyanika, inika enikayo, enika inika ayiniki enganiki inganiki
Class 10 ziyanika, zinika ezinikayo, ezinika zinika aziniki ezinganiki zinganiki
Class 11 luyanika, lunika olunikayo, olunika lunika aluniki olunganiki lunganiki
Class 14 buyanika, bunika obunikayo, obunika bunika abuniki obunganiki bunganiki
Class 15 kuyanika, kunika okunikayo, okunika kunika akuniki okunganiki kunganiki
Class 17 kuyanika, kunika okunikayo, okunika kunika akuniki okunganiki kunganiki
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginikile, nginikē enginikile, enginikē nginikile, nginikē anginikanga enginganikanga nginganikanga
2nd singular unikile, unikē onikile, onikē unikile, unikē awunikanga onganikanga unganikanga
1st plural sinikile, sinikē esinikile, esinikē sinikile, sinikē asinikanga esinganikanga singanikanga
2nd plural ninikile, ninikē eninikile, eninikē ninikile, ninikē aninikanga eninganikanga ninganikanga
Class 1 unikile, unikē onikile, onikē enikile, enikē akanikanga onganikanga enganikanga
Class 2 banikile, banikē abanikile, abanikē benikile, benikē abanikanga abanganikanga benganikanga
Class 3 unikile, unikē onikile, onikē unikile, unikē awunikanga onganikanga unganikanga
Class 4 inikile, inikē enikile, enikē inikile, inikē ayinikanga enganikanga inganikanga
Class 5 linikile, linikē elinikile, elinikē linikile, linikē alinikanga elinganikanga linganikanga
Class 6 anikile, anikē anikile, anikē enikile, enikē awanikanga anganikanga enganikanga
Class 7 sinikile, sinikē esinikile, esinikē sinikile, sinikē asinikanga esinganikanga singanikanga
Class 8 zinikile, zinikē ezinikile, ezinikē zinikile, zinikē azinikanga ezinganikanga zinganikanga
Class 9 inikile, inikē enikile, enikē inikile, inikē ayinikanga enganikanga inganikanga
Class 10 zinikile, zinikē ezinikile, ezinikē zinikile, zinikē azinikanga ezinganikanga zinganikanga
Class 11 lunikile, lunikē olunikile, olunikē lunikile, lunikē alunikanga olunganikanga lunganikanga
Class 14 bunikile, bunikē obunikile, obunikē bunikile, bunikē abunikanga obunganikanga bunganikanga
Class 15 kunikile, kunikē okunikile, okunikē kunikile, kunikē akunikanga okunganikanga kunganikanga
Class 17 kunikile, kunikē okunikile, okunikē kunikile, kunikē akunikanga okunganikanga kunganikanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngānika engānika ngānika anginikanga enginganikanga nginganikanga
2nd singular wānika owānika wānika awunikanga onganikanga unganikanga
1st plural sānika esānika sānika asinikanga esinganikanga singanikanga
2nd plural nānika enānika nānika aninikanga eninganikanga ninganikanga
Class 1 wānika owānika ānika akanikanga onganikanga enganikanga
Class 2 bānika abānika bānika abanikanga abanganikanga benganikanga
Class 3 wānika owānika wānika awunikanga onganikanga unganikanga
Class 4 yānika eyānika yānika ayinikanga enganikanga inganikanga
Class 5 lānika elānika lānika alinikanga elinganikanga linganikanga
Class 6 ānika ānika ānika awanikanga anganikanga enganikanga
Class 7 sānika esānika sānika asinikanga esinganikanga singanikanga
Class 8 zānika ezānika zānika azinikanga ezinganikanga zinganikanga
Class 9 yānika eyānika yānika ayinikanga enganikanga inganikanga
Class 10 zānika ezānika zānika azinikanga ezinganikanga zinganikanga
Class 11 lwānika olwānika lwānika alunikanga olunganikanga lunganikanga
Class 14 bānika obānika bānika abunikanga obunganikanga bunganikanga
Class 15 kwānika okwānika kwānika akunikanga okunganikanga kunganikanga
Class 17 kwānika okwānika kwānika akunikanga okunganikanga kunganikanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginganika — nginganika ngingenike — ngingenike
2nd singular unganika — unganika ungenike — ungenike
1st plural singanika — singanika singenike — singenike
2nd plural ninganika — ninganika ningenike — ningenike
Class 1 anganika — enganika angenike — engenike
Class 2 banganika — benganika bangenike — bengenike
Class 3 unganika — unganika ungenike — ungenike
Class 4 inganika — inganika ingenike — ingenike
Class 5 linganika — linganika lingenike — lingenike
Class 6 anganika — enganika angenike — engenike
Class 7 singanika — singanika singenike — singenike
Class 8 zinganika — zinganika zingenike — zingenike
Class 9 inganika — inganika ingenike — ingenike
Class 10 zinganika — zinganika zingenike — zingenike
Class 11 lunganika — lunganika lungenike — lungenike
Class 14 bunganika — bunganika bungenike — bungenike
Class 15 kunganika — kunganika kungenike — kungenike
Class 17 kunganika — kunganika kungenike — kungenike
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizonika engizonika ngizonika angizunika engingezunika ngingezunika
2nd singular uzonika ozonika uzonika awuzunika ongezunika ungezunika
1st plural sizonika esizonika sizonika asizunika esingezunika singezunika
2nd plural nizonika enizonika nizonika anizunika eningezunika ningezunika
Class 1 uzonika ozonika ezonika akazunika ongezunika engezunika
Class 2 bazonika abazonika bezonika abazunika abangezunika bengezunika
Class 3 uzonika ozonika uzonika awuzunika ongezunika ungezunika
Class 4 izonika ezonika izonika ayizunika engezunika ingezunika
Class 5 lizonika elizonika lizonika alizunika elingezunika lingezunika
Class 6 azonika azonika ezonika awazunika angezunika engezunika
Class 7 sizonika esizonika sizonika asizunika esingezunika singezunika
Class 8 zizonika ezizonika zizonika azizunika ezingezunika zingezunika
Class 9 izonika ezonika izonika ayizunika engezunika ingezunika
Class 10 zizonika ezizonika zizonika azizunika ezingezunika zingezunika
Class 11 luzonika oluzonika luzonika aluzunika olungezunika lungezunika
Class 14 buzonika obuzonika buzonika abuzunika obungezunika bungezunika
Class 15 kuzonika okuzonika kuzonika akuzunika okungezunika kungezunika
Class 17 kuzonika okuzonika kuzonika akuzunika okungezunika kungezunika
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyonika engiyonika ngiyonika angiyunika engingeyunika ngingeyunika
2nd singular uyonika oyonika uyonika awuyunika ongeyunika ungeyunika
1st plural siyonika esiyonika siyonika asiyunika esingeyunika singeyunika
2nd plural niyonika eniyonika niyonika aniyunika eningeyunika ningeyunika
Class 1 uyonika oyonika eyonika akayunika ongeyunika engeyunika
Class 2 bayonika abayonika beyonika abayunika abangeyunika bengeyunika
Class 3 uyonika oyonika uyonika awuyunika ongeyunika ungeyunika
Class 4 iyonika eyonika iyonika ayiyunika engeyunika ingeyunika
Class 5 liyonika eliyonika liyonika aliyunika elingeyunika lingeyunika
Class 6 ayonika ayonika eyonika awayunika angeyunika engeyunika
Class 7 siyonika esiyonika siyonika asiyunika esingeyunika singeyunika
Class 8 ziyonika eziyonika ziyonika aziyunika ezingeyunika zingeyunika
Class 9 iyonika eyonika iyonika ayiyunika engeyunika ingeyunika
Class 10 ziyonika eziyonika ziyonika aziyunika ezingeyunika zingeyunika
Class 11 luyonika oluyonika luyonika aluyunika olungeyunika lungeyunika
Class 14 buyonika obuyonika buyonika abuyunika obungeyunika bungeyunika
Class 15 kuyonika okuyonika kuyonika akuyunika okungeyunika kungeyunika
Class 17 kuyonika okuyonika kuyonika akuyunika okungeyunika kungeyunika
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nginike nginganiki
2nd singular unike unganiki
1st plural sinike singaniki
2nd plural ninike ninganiki
Class 1 anike anganiki
Class 2 banike banganiki
Class 3 unike unganiki
Class 4 inike inganiki
Class 5 linike linganiki
Class 6 anike anganiki
Class 7 sinike singaniki
Class 8 zinike zinganiki
Class 9 inike inganiki
Class 10 zinike zinganiki
Class 11 lunike lunganiki
Class 14 bunike bunganiki
Class 15 kunike kunganiki
Class 17 kunike kunganiki
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nganika nganganika, anganika, anganganika
2nd singular wanika wanganika, awanika, awanganika
1st plural sanika sanganika, asanika, asanganika
2nd plural nanika nanganika, ananika, ananganika
Class 1 wanika wanganika, akanika, akanganika
Class 2 banika banganika, abanika, abanganika
Class 3 wanika wanganika, awanika, awanganika
Class 4 yanika yanganika, ayanika, ayanganika
Class 5 lanika langanika, alanika, alanganika
Class 6 anika anganika, awanika, awanganika
Class 7 sanika sanganika, asanika, asanganika
Class 8 zanika zanganika, azanika, azanganika
Class 9 yanika yanganika, ayanika, ayanganika
Class 10 zanika zanganika, azanika, azanganika
Class 11 lwanika lwanganika, alwanika, alwanganika
Class 14 banika banganika, abanika, abanganika
Class 15 kwanika kwanganika, akwanika, akwanganika
Class 17 kwanika kwanganika, akwanika, akwanganika

References
  • C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “nika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “nika (3.9, ukunika, 2.4.3.9)”
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