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Nike

See also: Niké

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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The goddess Nike
 
A Nike shoe

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnaɪkiː/
  • Rhymes: -aɪki
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

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Nike

  1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.
  2. (astronomy) 307 Nike, a main belt asteroid.

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Noun

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Nike (plural Nikes)

  1. (usually in the plural) An athletic shoe or other piece of athletic gear produced or licensed by athletic brand Nike.
    • 1986, Ron Luciano, David Fisher, The Fall of the Roman Umpire, Bantam Books, published 1987, →ISBN, page 211:
      One day Billy Madlock wore two different spikes, a Nike on his left foot for something like fifteen thousand dollars and an Adidas on his right foot for ten thousand.
    • 2003, E&P, page 3:
      In fact, a whole cottage industry seems to have developed around the world’s floating debris, so if you should find a Nike on the beach, check the serial number on the insole then contact the nearest oceanographic institute.
    • 2004, Ronald K. Fried, My Father’s Fighter, The Permanent Press, →ISBN:
      “Your shoes don’t match,” I say. “I know,” Mickey says, and as he answers he keeps jogging forward, but stops throwing punches. “The Nikes give me shin splints and the Asics hurt my knees, so I wear a Nike on my left foot where I have the bad knee and I wear the Asics on my right foot where the shin splints are worse.”
    • 2015, Janey Mack, Time’s Up, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 114:
      Next came the shoes. One at a time. I peered out from beneath the tree. A skinny woman in a hot pink satin bra leaned out the window, holding a Nike in optimum pitching position. A grubby, shirtless guy in sweatpants and bare feet rushed out of the building. “Jenna!” he screamed. “You bitch! Don’t you dare!” “Bite me!” Jenna threw the Nike.

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Chinese

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Etymology

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From English Nike.

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Proper noun

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Nike

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Nike (company)

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German

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

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Proper noun

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Nike f (proper noun, genitive Nike or (without the article) Nikes)

  1. (Greek mythology) Nike
Declension
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Declension of Nike [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Nike
genitive einer der Nike, Nikes1
dative einer der Nike
accusative eine die Nike

1Without the article.

Etymology 2

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From the brand, from English Nike, from the Greek word in etymology 1.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /naɪ̯k/, /ˈnaɪ̯ki/
  • The monosyllabic form, which is based on the most common British English pronunciation, was strongly predominant in the 1990s and is still frequently heard, potentially even from speakers who know that the company’s own preferred pronunciation is disyllabic.

Proper noun

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Nike n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nikes)

  1. Nike (company)

Noun

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Nike m (strong, genitive Nikes or Nike, plural Nikes)

  1. a Nike shoe

Japanese

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Romanization

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Nike

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ニケ

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

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Nike f (indeclinable)

  1. Nike (Greek goddess)

Etymology 2

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From the American brand, from English Nike, from Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnaj.ki/
  • Rhymes: -ajki
  • Syllabification: Ni‧ke

Proper noun

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Nike f (indeclinable)

  1. Nike (company)

Further reading

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  • Nike in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From the brand, from English Nike, from Ancient Greek Νίκη (Níkē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnai.ki/, [ˈnaiki]

Proper noun

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Nike f

  1. Nike (company)
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