nisse

See also: Nisse and -nisse

Danish

Etymology

From Nisse, pet form of the common male given name Niels.

Noun

nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser)

  1. A small mythological being living in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas.

Inflection

Derived terms
  • nissefar
  • nissemor
  • nisseøl
  • kravlenisse

Finnish

Noun

nisse

  1. Human-shaped gingerbread or other pastry.

Declension

Inflection of nisse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative nisse nisset
genitive nissen nissejen
partitive nisseä nissejä
illative nisseen nisseihin
singular plural
nominative nisse nisset
accusative nom. nisse nisset
gen. nissen
genitive nissen nissejen
nisseinrare
partitive nisseä nissejä
inessive nissessä nisseissä
elative nissestä nisseistä
illative nisseen nisseihin
adessive nissellä nisseillä
ablative nisseltä nisseiltä
allative nisselle nisseille
essive nissenä nisseinä
translative nisseksi nisseiksi
instructive — nissein
abessive nissettä nisseittä
comitative — nisseineen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Nisse, pet form of the common male given name Nils.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²nɪsːə/

Noun

nisse m (definite singular nissen, indefinite plural nissar, definite plural nissane)

  1. A small mythological being living in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas.
    • 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar
      Elder den, som kunde faa fat i Bergkongen. Elder i Nissen, elder i ein Dverg, elder i nokot annat slikt.
      He who could only catch the Mountain King. Or the nisse, or a dwarf, or something else of that sort.

References

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