Nixe

See also: nixe

German

Etymology

From 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
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪksə/
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Noun

Nixe f (genitive Nixe, plural Nixen)

  1. mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)

Declension
Declension of Nixe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nixe die Nixen
genitive einer der Nixe der Nixen
dative einer der Nixe den Nixen
accusative eine die Nixe die Nixen

Derived terms
  • Badenixe
  • Haarnixe
  • Meeresnixe

Further reading
  • “Nixe” in Duden online
  • “Nixe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Nixe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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