"Nikolaus" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnɪkoˌlaʊ̯s/, /ˈniːkoˌlaʊ̯s/, /ˈnɪkəˌlaʊ̯s/ Audio: De-Nikolaus.ogg Forms: Nikolaus [genitive], Nikolaus' [genitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Nīcolāus. Compare English Nicholas. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|la|Nīcolāus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Nīcolāus, {{bor+|de|la|Nīcolāus}} Borrowed from Latin Nīcolāus, {{cog|en|Nicholas}} English Nicholas Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,-:'}} Nikolaus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nikolaus or Nikolaus')
  1. St. Nicholas Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Nikolaus-de-name-gldC4zX~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 25 19 11
  2. a figure, originally identical with the former and similar to the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus, bringing children (small) presents during the night before the 6th of December Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Nikolaus-de-name-Gz0wM~MK Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 25 19 11
  3. a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names
    Sense id: en-Nikolaus-de-name-nlN18tsE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 25 19 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (variants and pet forms): Claus, Klaus, Nick, Niclas, Nico, Nicolas, Nicolaus, Niels, Niki, Niklas, Niklaus, Niko, Nikolai, Nils Disambiguation of 'variants and pet forms': 35 30 35

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪkoˌlaʊ̯s/, /ˈniːkoˌlaʊ̯s/, /ˈnɪkəˌlaʊ̯s/ Audio: De-Nikolaus.ogg Forms: Nikolauses [genitive], Nikolaus [genitive], Nikoläuse [plural], Nikolause [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Nīcolāus. Compare English Nicholas. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|la|Nīcolāus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Nīcolāus, {{bor+|de|la|Nīcolāus}} Borrowed from Latin Nīcolāus, {{cog|en|Nicholas}} English Nicholas Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(es),^e:e}} Nikolaus m (strong, genitive Nikolauses or Nikolaus, plural Nikoläuse or Nikolause)
  1. a representation of St. Nicholas (e.g. an actor or a figurine) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Nikolaus-de-noun-wPnSYu5n Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 25 19 11
  2. the day of 6th December Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Nikolaus-de-noun-PfEVlIsj Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 25 19 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Nikolausabend, Nikolausstiefel, Nikolaustag, Schokoladennikolaus, Schokonikolaus Related terms: Knecht Ruprecht

Inflected forms

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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪkoˌlaʊ̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈniːkoˌlaʊ̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɪkəˌlaʊ̯s/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Nikolaus.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bd/De-Nikolaus.ogg/De-Nikolaus.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/De-Nikolaus.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Nikolaus"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable German dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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