"nisse" meaning in Swedish

See nisse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Nisse, pet form of the male given name Nils. Compare Danish nisse. Etymology templates: {{cog|da|nisse}} Danish nisse Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} nisse c, {{sv-noun|c}} nisse c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], nisse [indefinite, nominative, singular], nisses [genitive, indefinite, singular], nissen [definite, nominative, singular], nissens [definite, genitive, singular], nissar [indefinite, nominative, plural], nissars [genitive, indefinite, plural], nissarna [definite, nominative, plural], nissarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (folklore) a small tomte Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-nisse-sv-noun-pgraEBZk Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 79 12 9 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (in compounds) a trainee, an apprentice Tags: common-gender, in-compounds Synonyms: lärling
    Sense id: en-nisse-sv-noun-oxQIhS2F
  3. (in compounds) a (male) person who works with something or the like Tags: common-gender, in-compounds
    Sense id: en-nisse-sv-noun-QWG9NcHe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kostymnisse, rumpnisse, räknenisse, slipsnisse, smörgåsnisse, tomtenisse, trendnisse, tryckfelsnisse

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kostymnisse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rumpnisse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "räknenisse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "slipsnisse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "smörgåsnisse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tomtenisse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "trendnisse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tryckfelsnisse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "nisse"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish nisse",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nisse, pet form of the male given name Nils. Compare Danish nisse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nisse c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "nisse c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Folklore",
          "orig": "sv:Folklore",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 12 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a small tomte"
      ],
      "id": "en-nisse-sv-noun-pgraEBZk",
      "links": [
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ],
        [
          "tomte",
          "tomte#Swedish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(folklore) a small tomte"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a trainee, an apprentice"
      ],
      "id": "en-nisse-sv-noun-oxQIhS2F",
      "links": [
        [
          "trainee",
          "trainee"
        ],
        [
          "apprentice",
          "apprentice"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in compounds) a trainee, an apprentice"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lärling"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "in-compounds"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "computer guy",
          "text": "datanisse",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a (male) person who works with something or the like"
      ],
      "id": "en-nisse-sv-noun-QWG9NcHe",
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "works",
          "works"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in compounds) a (male) person who works with something or the like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "in-compounds"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sv:nisse"
  ],
  "word": "nisse"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish common-gender nouns",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kostymnisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "rumpnisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "räknenisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "slipsnisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "smörgåsnisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "tomtenisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "trendnisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "tryckfelsnisse"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "nisse"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish nisse",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Nisse, pet form of the male given name Nils. Compare Danish nisse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisses",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nissarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "nisse c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "nisse c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "sv:Folklore"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a small tomte"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ],
        [
          "tomte",
          "tomte#Swedish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(folklore) a small tomte"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a trainee, an apprentice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trainee",
          "trainee"
        ],
        [
          "apprentice",
          "apprentice"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in compounds) a trainee, an apprentice"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lärling"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "in-compounds"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "computer guy",
          "text": "datanisse",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a (male) person who works with something or the like"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "works",
          "works"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in compounds) a (male) person who works with something or the like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "in-compounds"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sv:nisse"
  ],
  "word": "nisse"
}

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