Nichte
German
Etymology
Borrowed 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/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪçtə
Noun
Nichte f (genitive Nichte, plural Nichten)
- niece
Declension
Declension of Nichte [feminine]
| 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 Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Nichte” in Duden online
- “Nichte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German nichte, from Old Saxon nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nift, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz. Cognates include West Frisian nicht and German Nichte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪxtə/
- Hyphenation: Nich‧te
- Rhymes: -ɪxtə
Noun
Nichte f (plural Nichten)
- niece
- female cousin
Coordinate terms
- Fädder (“nephew; male cousin”)
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015), “Nichte”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN