Nisse

See also: nisse and -nisse

English

Proper noun

Nisse

1. A town in Borsele, Netherlands.

Anagrams

• I-ness, Neiss, SINEs, Sensi, seins, siens, sines, snies

Danish

Proper noun

Nisse

1. a diminutive of the male given name Niels, recorded since the Middle Ages

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gebersnisse in 1197-1212. Derived from Old Dutch nisse (“headland, spit”). The oldest attestation includes a personal name Old Dutch Geber.

See also Zealandic Ternisse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪ.sə/
• Hyphenation: Nis‧se
• Rhymes: -ɪsə

Proper noun

Nisse n

1. A village and former municipality of Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Nissenaar

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “nisse”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Alternative forms

• Niss (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German nizze (13th c.), from the plural of older niz, from Old High German niz, from Proto-Germanic *hnits.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪsə/

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Noun

Nisse f (genitive Nisse, plural Nissen)

1. nit (louse egg)

   Synonym: Läuseei

Declension

Declension of Nisse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nisse	die	Nissen
genitive	einer	der	Nisse	der	Nissen
dative	einer	der	Nisse	den	Nissen
accusative	eine	die	Nisse	die	Nissen

Further reading

• “Nisse” in Duden online

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish and Danish Nisse.

Proper noun

Nisse

1. a diminutive of the male given name Nils

Swedish

Proper noun

Nisse c (genitive Nisses)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Nils, recorded since the Middle Ages

Anagrams

• inses, isens