Nichte
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German nichte, from Old Saxon *nifta, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz.
This form replaced High German (obsolete) Niftel in the 17th century. It is based on the Low German shift -ft-→ -cht- (compare Gerücht); hence cognate with Old High German nift, nifta, Dutch nicht, English nift. Related to German Neffe (“nephew”). More at nift, neve.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Nichte f (genitive Nichte, plural Nichten)
Declension edit
Declension of Nichte [feminine]
Further reading edit
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German nichte, from Old Saxon nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nift, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz. Cognates include West Frisian nicht and German Nichte.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Nichte f (plural Nichten)
Coordinate terms edit
- Fädder (“nephew; male cousin”)