Nickhaut

German

Etymology

Partial calque of Latin membrana nictitans, influenced by nicken (“to nod”) and therefore equivalent to nicken +‎ Haut (“skin, membrane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪkˌhaʊ̯t/

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• Hyphenation: Nick‧haut

Noun

Nickhaut f (genitive Nickhaut, plural Nickhäute)

1. (biology) nictitating membrane

Declension

Declension of Nickhaut [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nickhaut	die	Nickhäute
genitive	einer	der	Nickhaut	der	Nickhäute
dative	einer	der	Nickhaut	den	Nickhäuten
accusative	eine	die	Nickhaut	die	Nickhäute

Further reading

• Nickhaut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Nickhaut” in Duden online
• “Nickhaut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache