Nippes

See also: nippes

English

Proper noun

Nippes

  1. One of the ten departments of Haiti.

See also

Departments of Haitiedit

French

Proper noun

Nippes f pl (plural only)

  1. Nippes (a department of Haiti; capital: Miragoâne), formerly the eastern part of Grand'Anse.

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: Nip

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French nippes (“frippery”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪpəs/, /nɪps/
  • Rhymes: -ɪpəs
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Nippes m (strong, genitive Nippes, no plural)

  1. (collective) knick-knack, trinkets (small objects of minor value)
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    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks […] ‎[1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 12:
      Außer den regelmäßig an den Wänden verteilten, steifen Armstühlen gab es nur noch einen kleinen Nähtisch am Fenster, und, dem Sofa gegenüber, einen zerbrechlichen Luxus-Sekretär, bedeckt mit Nippes.
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Declension

Declension of Nippes [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Nippes
genitive eines des Nippes
dative einem dem Nippes
accusative einen den Nippes

Further reading

  • “Nippes” in Duden online
  • “Nippes” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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