"nøkk" meaning in All languages combined

See nøkk on Wiktionary

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: nøkken [definite, singular], nøkker [indefinite, plural], nøkkene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse nykr. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|nykr}} Old Norse nykr Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} nøkk m (definite singular nøkken, indefinite plural nøkker, definite plural nøkkene)
  1. A nix, a nixie; a freshwater spirit in Germanic mythology, often associated with music. Wikipedia link: nb:nøkk Tags: masculine

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: nøkken [definite, singular], nøkkar [indefinite, plural], nøkkane [definite, plural]
Head templates: {{nn-noun-m1}} nøkk m (definite singular nøkken, indefinite plural nøkkar, definite plural nøkkane)
  1. Alternative form of nykk Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: nykk

Inflected forms

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