Nisse

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See also: nisse and -nisse

English

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Proper noun

Nisse

  1. A town in Borsele, Netherlands.

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Nisse

  1. 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

Proper noun

Nisse n

  1. 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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German nizze (13th c.), from the plural of older niz, from Old High German niz, from Proto-Germanic *hnits.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪsə/
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Noun

Nisse f (genitive Nisse, plural Nissen)

  1. nit (louse egg)
    Synonym: Läuseei

Declension

Declension of Nisse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nisse die Nissen
genitive einer der Nisse der Nissen
dative einer der Nisse den Nissen
accusative eine die Nisse die Nissen

Further reading

  • “Nisse” in Duden online

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish and Danish Nisse.

Proper noun

Nisse

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Nils

Swedish

Proper noun

Nisse c (genitive Nisses)

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Nils, recorded since the Middle Ages

Anagrams

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