Nikolaus

Finnish Etymology From the fi la - saint's name la Nicolaus Nicholas, from fi grc Νικόλαος victory of the people. Pronunciation Proper noun fi male, often a middle name Declension Nikolau a Statistics dvv_20250813 22 105 References German Alternative forms de Nicolaus obsolete Etymology de :bor la:Nīcolāus de la Nīcolāus. Compare en Nicholas. Pronunciation de /ˈnɪkoˌlaʊ̯s/ normal de /ˈniːkoˌlaʊ̯s/ less common; regional de /ˈnɪkəˌlaʊ̯s/ dated; still among the older generation de De-Nikolaus.ogg <<Austria>> de De-Nikolaus2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Nikolaus3.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m,-:' St. Nicholas a figure, originally identical with the former and similar to the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus, bringing children (small) presents during the night before the 6th of December de male Nicholas Usage notes The traditional figure is usually named with a definite article: der Nikolaus. In this case, the genitive is des Nikolaus without an apostrophe or des Nikolauses. Otherwise it is Nikolaus without an apostrophe or (prepositioned) Nikolaus''' with apostrophe. Related terms variants and pet forms:'' de Claus, de Klaus, de Nick, de Niclas, de Nico, de Nicolas, de Nicolaus, de Niels, de Niki, de Niklas, de Niklaus, de Niko, de Nikolai, de Nils Noun m,(es),^e:e a representation of St. Nicholas (e.g. an actor or a figurine) the day of 6th December Derived terms de Nikolausabend Nikolausstiefel Nikolaustag Schokoladennikolaus Schokonikolaus See also de Knecht Ruprecht Swedish Proper noun c sv male Nicholas; more popular in the form sv Nils and sv Niklas