Nille

German

Etymology

Via Rotwelsch. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪlə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Nil‧le
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

Nille f (genitive Nille, plural Nillen)

1. (vulgar, uncommon) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Penis

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

2. glans of the penis
3. (obsolete, derogatory) fool

Declension

Declension of Nille [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nille	die	Nillen
genitive	einer	der	Nille	der	Nillen
dative	einer	der	Nille	den	Nillen
accusative	eine	die	Nille	die	Nillen

Derived terms

• Nillenflicker
• Nillerei

Further reading

• “Nille” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Nille” in Duden online
• “Nille” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon