Nixe
See also: nixe
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German nixe, from Old High German nicchessa, feminine form of nichus, nihhus (“water-spirit”), from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). More at nix, nicker.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNixe f (genitive Nixe, plural Nixen)
- mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
Declension
editDeclension of Nixe [feminine]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Nixe” in Duden online
- “Nixe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Nixe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German feminine nouns
- de:Mythological creatures