OprindelseFrom Nisse, pet form of the common male given name Niels. Compare Swedish nisse.
- a diminutive of the male given name Niels, recorded since the Middle Ages
- common-genderA small mythological being living in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas.
Formernissen(definite, singular) · nisser(indefinite, plural) · nisse(indefinite, nominative, singular) · nissen(definite, nominative, singular) · nisser(indefinite, nominative, plural) · nisserne(definite, nominative, plural) · nisses(genitive, indefinite, singular) · nissens(definite, genitive, singular) · nissers(genitive, indefinite, plural) · nissernes(definite, genitive, plural)
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