Nichte

Borrowed from Middle Low German nichte, from Old Saxon *nifta, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz.

This form replaced High German (obsolete) Niftel in the 17th century. It is based on the Low German shift -ft-→ -cht- (compare Gerücht); hence cognate with Old High German nift, nifta, Dutch nicht, English nift. Related to German Neffe (“nephew”). More at nift, neve.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪçtə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪçtə

Nichte f (genitive Nichte, plural Nichten)

1. niece

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

Borrowed from Middle Low German nichte, from Old Saxon nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nift, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz. Cognates include West Frisian nicht and German Nichte.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪxtə/
• Hyphenation: Nich‧te
• Rhymes: -ɪxtə

Nichte f (plural Nichten)

1. niece
2. female cousin

• Fädder (“nephew; male cousin”)

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Nichte”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN