Nix
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and night.
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Nix
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- (astronomy): Pluto III, S/2005 P 2, S/2005 P 2 (Nix), (134340) Pluto III, (134340) Pluto III Nix, Pluto III (Nix)
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one of Pluto's moons
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Etymology 2 edit
From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s.
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Nix
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
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Czech edit
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Borrowed from English Nix, after Nyx (“Greek goddess of night”), from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).
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Nix m inan
- (astronomy) Nix, a moon of Pluto [since 2006]
- 2015 July 8, Pavel Gabzdyl, “Měsíční prohlídka: měsíce Pluta”, in astro.cz[1], Česká astronomická společnost, archived from the original on 2018-03-02:
- V červnu roku 2005 byly pomocí Hubblova kosmického dalekohledu objeveny hned další dva Plutovy satelity. Ten bližší má průměr 23 až 68 km a dostal jméno Nix podle řecké bohyně tmy a noci Nyx.
- Two more satellites of Pluto were discovered with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope in June 2005. The nearer one is between 23 and 68 km in diameter and was called Nix after the Greek goddes of darkness and night Nyx.
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Notable moons |
— | — | Měsíc | Phobos/Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymed Callisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |
German edit
Etymology edit
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.
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Nix m (strong, genitive Nixes, plural Nixe, feminine Nixe)
- nix (water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them)
- Synonyms: Nöck, Wassermann
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Declension of Nix [masculine, strong]
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- Nixe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Nix” in Duden online
- “Nix” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin Nyx, from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).
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Nix f
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From Latin Nyx, from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).
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Nix f
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Nix