nitte

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnitə/, [ˈned̥ə]

Etymology 1

From German Niete.

Noun

nitte c (singular definite nitten, plural indefinite nitter)

  1. rivet (mechanical fastener):
Declension
Declension of nitte
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nitte nitten nitter nitterne
genitive nittes nittens nitters nitternes

Etymology 2

From German nieten, from Old High German hniotan. Compare Old Norse hnjóða.

Verb

nitte (imperative nit, infinitive at nitte, present tense nitter, past tense nittede, perfect tense have nittet)

  1. to rivet (fasten with rivets):

Conjugation

Conjugation of nitte
active passive
present nitter nittes
past nittede nittedes
infinitive nitte nittes
imperative nit —
participle
present nittende
past nittet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund nitten

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Dutch niet (“nothing”).

Noun

nitte c (singular definite nitten, plural indefinite nitter)

  1. dud, losing lottery ticket
    Synonym: nittelod
  2. (figurative) short straw
    Synonyms: fiasko, fuser
Declension
Declension of nitte
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nitte nitten nitter nitterne
genitive nittes nittens nitters nitternes
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