Nisse

Nisse

1. A town in Borsele, Netherlands.

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

Nisse

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

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.

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

Nisse n

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

• Nissenaar

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

• Niss (archaic)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪsə/

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Nisse f (genitive Nisse, plural Nissen)

1. nit (louse egg)

   Synonym: Läuseei

• “Nisse” in Duden online

Borrowed from Swedish and Danish Nisse.

Nisse

1. a diminutive of the male given name Nils

Nisse c (genitive Nisses)

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

• inses, isens