nøkke
Danish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Danish nøken, from Old Norse nykr, Derived from Proto-Germanic *nikwiz-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-. Cognate include Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”) (English nicker), Norwegian Nynorsk nykk, Swedish Näcken, German Nix, Dutch nikker and Ancient Greek νίζω (nízō)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nøkke c (singular definite nøkken, plural indefinite nøkker)
- (folklore, mythology) a water-demon, the nixie, the nick; (mostly appearing as a grey horse-like creature with inverted hoofs and forward fetlocks that emerges from lakes)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nøkke | nøkken | nøkker | nøkkerne |
| genitive | nøkkes | nøkkens | nøkkers | nøkkernes |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “nøkke” in Den Danske Ordbog
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- Danish terms inherited from Old Danish
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- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
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