"nøkke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Danish]

IPA: [ˈnøɡə]
Etymology: From Old Danish nøken, from Old Norse nykr, Derived from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-. Cognate include Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”) (English nicker), Norwegian Nynorsk nykk, Swedish Näcken, German Nix, Dutch nikker and Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō) Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|nøken}} Old Danish nøken, {{inh|da|non|nykr}} Old Norse nykr, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|da|gem-pro|*nikwiz-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, {{der+|da|gem-pro|*nikwiz-}} Derived from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, {{der|da|ine-pro|*neygʷ-|*nigʷ-}} Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-, {{cog|ang|nicor||water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus}} Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”), {{cog|en|nicker}} English nicker, {{cog|nn|nykk}} Norwegian Nynorsk nykk, {{cog|sv|Näcken}} Swedish Näcken, {{cog|de|Nix}} German Nix, {{cog|nl|nikker}} Dutch nikker, {{cog|grc|νίζω}} Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|nøkken||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|nøkker||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} nøkke c (singular definite nøkken, plural indefinite nøkker), {{da-noun|n|r}} nøkke c (singular definite nøkken, plural indefinite nøkker) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|n|r}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=nøkkernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=nøkkers|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=nøkkens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=nøkkes|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=nøkkerne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=nøkker|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=nøkken|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=nøkke}} Forms: nøkken [definite, singular], nøkker [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nøkke [indefinite, nominative, singular], nøkken [definite, nominative, singular], nøkker [indefinite, nominative, plural], nøkkerne [definite, nominative, plural], nøkkes [genitive, indefinite, singular], nøkkens [definite, genitive, singular], nøkkers [genitive, indefinite, plural], nøkkernes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (folklore, mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes) Wikipedia link: da:nøkke Tags: common-gender Related terms: åmand
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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      },
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        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk nykk",
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      },
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      },
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      },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nøkkerne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nøkkes",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nøkkens",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nøkkers",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "nixie",
          "nixie"
        ],
        [
          "nick",
          "nick"
        ],
        [
          "fetlock",
          "fetlock#English"
        ]
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      ],
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          "word": "åmand"
        }
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        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
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        "philosophy",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnøɡə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nøkke"
}
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        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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        "3": "*nikwiz-"
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    {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English nicker",
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk nykk",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "Näcken"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish Näcken",
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Nix"
      },
      "expansion": "German Nix",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "nikker"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch nikker",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nøkken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nøkker",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nøkkerne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nøkkens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nøkkers",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "definite",
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  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "åmand"
    }
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        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns",
        "Danish nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Danish",
        "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
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        "Pages with entries",
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        "a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)"
      ],
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          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
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        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "nixie",
          "nixie"
        ],
        [
          "nick",
          "nick"
        ],
        [
          "fetlock",
          "fetlock#English"
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        "(folklore, mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnøɡə]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nøkke"
}

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