Nixe
See also: nixe
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German nixe, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German nicchessa, feminine form of nichus, nihhus (“water-spirit”). More at nix, nicker.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nixe f (genitive Nixe, plural Nixen)
- mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “Nixe” in Duden online
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