nis

See also: Nis, NIS, ni-s, -nis, niś, niš, Niš, ñiś, -niß, and niş

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English

Etymology 1

From Danish nisse.

Noun

nis (plural nisses)

1. A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.
   • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth:

     No farm-house goes on well without there is a Nis in it, and well is it for the maids and the men when they are in favour with him.

   • 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 259:

     The people of the Feroes call the Nisses or Brownies Niagruisar, and describe them as little creatures with red caps on their beads, that bring luck to any place where they take up their abode.

Etymology 2

Contraction

nis

1. (obsolete) Contraction of ne is

Anagrams

• INS, Ins, Ins., NSI, SIN, Sin, in's, ins, ins., sin

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch nis, from Middle French niche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəs/

Noun

nis (plural nisse)

1. niche