nisse in Danish

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Etymology: From Nisse, pet form of the common male given name Niels. Compare Swedish nisse. Etymology templates: {{m|da|Nisse}} Nisse, {{m|da|Niels}} Niels, {{cog|sv|nisse}} Swedish nisse Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|nissen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|nisser||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser), {{da-noun|n|r}} nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|n|r}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=nissernes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=nissers|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=nissens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=nisses|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=nisserne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=nisser|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=nissen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=nisse}} Forms: nissen [definite, singular], nisser [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nisse [indefinite, nominative, singular], nissen [definite, nominative, singular], nisser [indefinite, nominative, plural], nisserne [definite, nominative, plural], nisses [genitive, indefinite, singular], nissens [definite, genitive, singular], nissers [genitive, indefinite, plural], nissernes [definite, genitive, plural]

Inflected forms

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "Nisse"
      },
      "expansion": "Nisse",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "Niels"
      },
      "expansion": "Niels",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nisse"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish nisse",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nisse, pet form of the common male given name Niels. Compare Swedish nisse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nissen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisser",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisse",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisser",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisserne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisses",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissens",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissers",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissernes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "nisser",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "nissen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "expansion": "nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "nissernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "nissers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "nissens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "nisses",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "nisserne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "nisser",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "nissen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "nisse"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "nissefar"
        },
        {
          "word": "nissemor"
        },
        {
          "word": "nisseøl"
        },
        {
          "word": "kravlenisse"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small mythological being living in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas."
      ],
      "id": "en-nisse-da-noun-uq~AH0-Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "farmstead",
          "farmstead"
        ],
        [
          "Christmas",
          "Christmas"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Nisse (folklore)",
        "da:Nisse"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nisse"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nissefar"
    },
    {
      "word": "nissemor"
    },
    {
      "word": "nisseøl"
    },
    {
      "word": "kravlenisse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "Nisse"
      },
      "expansion": "Nisse",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "Niels"
      },
      "expansion": "Niels",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nisse"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish nisse",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nisse, pet form of the common male given name Niels. Compare Swedish nisse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nissen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisser",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisse",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisser",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisserne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisses",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissens",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissers",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissernes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "nisser",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "nissen",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "f1accel-form": "def|s",
        "f4accel-form": "indef|p",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "expansion": "nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "nissernes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "nissers",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "nissens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "nisses",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "nisserne",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "nisser",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "nissen",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "nisse"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Danish common-gender nouns",
        "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Danish lemmas",
        "Danish nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small mythological being living in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "farmstead",
          "farmstead"
        ],
        [
          "Christmas",
          "Christmas"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Nisse (folklore)",
        "da:Nisse"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nisse"
}

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"nisse" meaning in Danish

Noun

Inflected forms