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English
Proper noun
Nisse
- A town in Borsele, Netherlands.
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Nisse
- a diminutive of the male given name Niels, recorded since the Middle Ages
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gebersnisse in 1197-1212. Derived from Old Dutch nisse (“headland, spit”). The oldest attestation includes a personal name Old Dutch Geber.
See also Zealandic Ternisse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪ.sə/
- Hyphenation: Nis‧se
- Rhymes: -ɪsə
Proper noun
Nisse n
- A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nisse”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nizze (13th c.), from the plural of older niz, from Old High German niz, from Proto-Germanic *hnits.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nisse f (genitive Nisse, plural Nissen)
- nit (louse egg)
- Synonym: Läuseei
Declension
Further reading
Norwegian
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish and Danish Nisse.
Proper noun
Nisse
- a diminutive of the male given name Nils
Swedish
Proper noun
Nisse c (genitive Nisses)
- a diminutive of the male given name Nils, recorded since the Middle Ages
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