"Nix" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /nɪks/ Audio: De-Nix.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German niches, nickes, from Old High German nihhus, nichus, from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-ō-s, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“wash”). Cognate with Old English nicor. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|niches}} Middle High German niches, {{m|gmh|nickes}} nickes, {{inh|de|goh|nihhus}} Old High German nihhus, {{m|goh|nichus}} nichus, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*nikwus}} Proto-Germanic *nikwus, {{m|gem-pro|*nikwis}} *nikwis, {{inh|de|ine-pro||*nigʷ-ō-s}} Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-ō-s, {{der|de|ine-pro|*neygʷ-|t=wash}} Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“wash”), {{cog|ang|nicor}} Old English nicor Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=e}} Nix m (strong, genitive Nixes, plural Nixe, feminine Nixe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Nixes [genitive], Nixe [plural], Nixe [feminine], strong [table-tags], Nix [nominative, singular], Nixe [definite, nominative, plural], Nixes [genitive, singular], Nixe [definite, genitive, plural], Nix [dative, singular], Nixe [dative, singular], Nixen [dative, definite, plural], Nix [accusative, singular], Nixe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. nix (water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Mythology Synonyms: Nöck, Wassermann
    Sense id: en-Nix-de-noun-VQFO4RF4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Nix meaning in German (3.3kB)

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