nichte

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nift, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz.

Noun

nichte f

1. female relative
   1. female cousin
   2. niece
   3. granddaughter

Inflection

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	nichte	nichten
accusative	nichte	nichten
genitive	nichte, nichten	nichten
dative	nichte, nichten	nichten

Alternative forms

• nifte

Descendants

• Dutch: nicht, (obsolete, Holland) nift, nifte
  • Afrikaans: niggie (from the Hollandic diminutive nichie)
  • Negerhollands: nechi, nechtje, negje
• Limburgish: nich
• → West Frisian: nicht

Further reading

• “nichte”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “nichte (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I