Nichte

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German nichte. This form replaced High German (obsolete) Niftel in the 17th century. It is based on the Low German shift -ft-→ -cht- (compare Gerücht); hence cognate with Old High German nift, nifta, Dutch nicht, English nift. Related with German Neffe (“nephew”). More at nift, neve.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪçtə/
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Rhymes: -ɪçtə

Noun

Nichte f (genitive Nichte, plural Nichten)

niece

Declension

Declension of Nichte

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nichte	die	Nichten
genitive	einer	der	Nichte	der	Nichten
dative	einer	der	Nichte	den	Nichten
accusative	eine	die	Nichte	die	Nichten

Further reading

Nichte in Duden online

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