UrsprungFrom Nisse, pet form of the male given name Nils. Compare Danish nisse.
- common-gendera diminutive of the male given name Nils, recorded since the Middle Ages
- common-gendera small tomte
- common-gender, in-compoundsa trainee, an apprentice
- common-gender, in-compoundsa (male) person who works with something or the like
“datanisse” — computer guy
FormerNisses(genitive) · nisse(indefinite, nominative, singular) · nisses(genitive, indefinite, singular) · nissen(definite, nominative, singular) · nissens(definite, genitive, singular) · nissar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · nissars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · nissarna(definite, nominative, plural) · nissarnas(definite, genitive, plural)
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