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Nisse
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nisse -nisse
English
Proper noun
en town mun/Borsele c/Netherlands.
Anagrams
en einss I-ness sines sensi SINEs snies Neiss seins Sensi siens ensis
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Niels, recorded since the Middle Ages
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gebersnisse in 1197-1212. Derived from nl odt nisse headland, spit. The oldest attestation includes a personal name odt Geber.
See also zea Ternisse.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈnɪ.sə/
nl Nis se
nl ɪsə 2
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Borsele p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Nissenaar
References
nisse
German
Alternative forms
de Niss archaic
Etymology
From de gmh nizze (13th c.), from the plural of older gmh niz, from de goh niz, from de gem-pro *hnits.
Pronunciation
de /ˈnɪsə/
de De-Nisse.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
nit louse egg
de Läuseei
Declension
f
Further reading
Norwegian
Etymology
Borrowed from no sv - and no da Nisse.
Proper noun
no proper noun
no male Nils
Swedish
Proper noun
c
sv male Nils, recorded since the Middle Ages
Anagrams
sv einss inses isens