*nikraz

Runic: ᚾᛁᚲᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈni.krɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

a Nix, a malicious water spirit, attested among most Germanic peoples

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ-.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.nikraznikrōz, nikrōs
Acc.nikrąnikranz
Gen.nikras, nikrisnikrǫ̂
Dat.nikrainikramaz
Inst.nikrōnikramiz
Voc.nikrnikrōz, nikrōs

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Descendants

  • nicor (Old English)
    • niker, nycker (Middle English)
      • nicker, nickel (English)
  • nicer (Old English)
    • niker, nycker (Middle English)
      • nicker, nickel (English)
  • nihhus (Old High German)
  • nykr (Old Norse)
    • nøkke (Danish)
    • nykur (Faroese)
    • nykur (Icelandic)
    • nøkk (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • nykk (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • nykr (Old Norse)
    • näck, Näcken (Swedish)
      • näkk (Estonian)
      • näkki (Finnish)

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