nisse

See also: Nisse and -nisse

Afrikaans

Noun

nisse

  1. plural of nis

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser)

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

Inflection
Declension of nisse
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nisse nissen nisser nisserne
genitive nisses nissens nissers nissernes

Derived terms
  • nissefar
  • nissemor
  • nisseøl
  • kravlenisse

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish nisse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnisːe/, [ˈnis̠ːe̞]
  • Rhymes: -isːe
  • Syllabification(key): nis‧se

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
Possessive forms of nisse (type nalle)
possessor singular plural
1st person nisseni nissemme
2nd person nissesi nissenne
3rd person nissensä

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • niss

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²nɪsːə/

Etymology 1

From Danish nisse, from Nisse, a pet form of the common male given name Niels (cf. Norwegian Nils), which itself is a short form of Latin Nicolaus. As the name of a being possibly derived from St. Nicholas (St. Nils), compare Santa Claus and the Dutch Sinterklaas. Has to some degree replaced more traditional Norwegian names such as tufte(kall) and gardvord, which do not have religious connotations.

Noun

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

  1. (folklore) a (small) being that lives in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas.
    Synonyms: husvette (“house spirit”), gardvord (“farm ward”), tufte, tunvord, tunkall, tomte, tomtegubbe, tøltebonde
    • 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar [Farmer students]:
      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.

Verb

nisse (present tense nissar, past tense nissa, past participle nissa, passive infinitive nissast, present participle nissande, imperative nisse/niss)

  1. e-infinitive form of nissa

References
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