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{{also|Nis|NIS|ni-s|-nis|niś|niš|Niš|ñiś|-niß|niş}}
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==English==
 
===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|en|da|nisse}}.
 
====Noun====
{{en-noun|?nisses}}
 
# A [[nix]]; a [[hobgoblin]], especially one that resides in a farm house.
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1828|author=Thomas Keightley|authorlink=Thomas Keightley|title=The Fairy Mythology|volume=I|location=London|publisher=William Harrison Ainsworth|page=|passage=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.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1828|author=Thomas Keightley|authorlink=Thomas Keightley|title=The Fairy Mythology|volume=I|location=London|publisher=William Harrison Ainsworth|page=259|passage=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.}}
 
{{c|en|Mythological creatures}}
 
===Etymology 2===
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{{en-cont}}
 
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{form of|en|Contraction|[[ne]] [[is]]|lang=en}}
 
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ins|INS|Ins|Ins.|NSI|SIN|Sin|in's|ins|ins.|sin}}
 
==Afrikaans==
----
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|af|nl|nis}}, from {{der|af|frm|niche}}.
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|af|/nəs/}}
 
===Noun===
{{af-noun|nisse}}
 
# [[niche]]
 
==Albanian==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|sq|sqj-pro|*neitša}}, from {{inh|sq|ine-pro|*néykʷyeti}}, related to {{cog|lt|su-nìkti||to set upon, to attack}}, {{cog|sla-pro|*niknǫti||to rise, grow}}, and, proposed by some, {{cog|grc|νεῖκος||quarrel, struggle}}.<ref>A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.{{R:sq:Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.|page=191}}</ref>.
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|sq|/nis/|lang=sq}}
 
===Verb===
{{sq-verb|nisa|nisur}}
 
# Ito [[start]], Ito [[begin]]
# Ito [[prepare]] for a journey
 
====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|sq|nisem}}
 
===References===
<references/>
 
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==Amatlán Zapotec==
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===Alternative forms===
* [[nits]] {{qualifier|San Francisco Logueche}}
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpo|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpo|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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===References===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161024193330/http://www.mexico.sil.org/language_culture/zapotec/zapotec-zpo SIL] / ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Ayoquesco Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zaf|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zaf|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Cajonos Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zad|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zad|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Catalan==
 
===Noun===
{{head|ca|noun plural form}}
 
# {{inflectionplural of|ca|ni||p|lang=ca}}
 
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==Dutch==
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|nl|frm|niche}} (17th century).
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{audioIPA|Nl-nis.oggnl|Audio|lang=nl/nɪs/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-nis.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|nis}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɪs|s=1}}
 
===Noun===
{{nl-noun|f|nissen|nisje+}}
 
# {{lb|nl|architecturearchitectural element}} [[niche]]
#: {{syn|nl|muurholte}}
 
====Related terms====
----
* {{l|nl|niche}}
 
====Descendants====
* {{desc|af|nis}}
* {{desc|pap|nis|bor=1}}
 
==Irish==
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{{head|ga|noun form|g=m-s}}
 
# {{inflection of|ga|neas|t=moulding-block||gen|s|lang=ga}}
 
==Malecite-Passamaquoddy==
===Further reading===
* {{R:ga:Ónumber Dónaillbox|pqm}}
 
===Etymology===
----
From {{inh|pqm|alg-pro|*nyi·šwi||two}}.
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|pqm|/ˈnis/|[ˈniz˧˦]}}
 
===Numeral===
{{head|pqm|numeral|initial root|nis-|f1nolink=1}}
 
# [[two]] (in counting)
#: {{syn|pqm|tapu}}
 
===References===
* {{R:pqm:PML}}
* {{R:pqm:SSP}}
 
==Mitla Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zaw|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zaw|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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===References===
* Stubblefield, ''Mitla Zapotec Texts'' (1994, SIL)
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Mixtepec Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpm|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpm|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Old English==
 
===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|ang|nys}}
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ang|/ˈnis/|lang=ang}}
 
===Verb===
{{head|ang|verb form}}
 
# {{contraction of|ang|[[ne]] [[is]]|t=is not|lang=ang}}
 
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==Old Saxon==
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{{head|osx|verb form}}
 
# {{contraction of|osx|[[ne]] [[is]]|t=is not|lang=osx}}
#* {{rfdate|osx}}, Heliand, verse 3935:
#*: {{quote|osx|uundres an thesaru uueroldi: '''nis''' that uureðaro dad|wonders of this world: it '''is not''' the angriest deed}}
 
==Phalura==
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===Etymology===
{{rfe|phl}}
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|phl|/nis/}}
 
===Pronoun===
{{head|phl|pronoun|demonstrative||Perso-Arabic spelling|نِس}}
 
# it
# him
# her
# this one (prox acc)
 
====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|phl|anís||Biori}}
 
===References===
* {{R:phl:Liljegren:Vocab}}
 
==Portuguese==
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{{head|pt|noun form|g=f}}
 
# {{pt-noun formplural of|pt|ni|onlyf|pl}}
 
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==Quioquitani-Quierí Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|ztq|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|ztq|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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===References===
* Stephen A. Marlett, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422132942/http://www-01.sil.org/MEXICOmexico/workpapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec)]'' (2010) / ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==San Juan Guelavía Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zab|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zab|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
* {{R:López, Jones & Jones 2012|pages=16, 23}}
 
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==San Pedro Quiatoni Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpf|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpf|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Santa María Quiegolani Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpi|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpi|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Scottish Gaelic==
 
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|gd|/niʃ/|lang=gd}}
 
===Adverb===
{{gd-adv}}
 
# {{alternative formclipping of|gd|a-nis|t=now|lang=gd}}
 
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==Southern Rincon Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zsr|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zsr|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Texmelucan Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpz|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpz|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Tilquiapan Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zts|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zts|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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===References===
* Stephen A. Marlett, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422132942/http://www-01.sil.org/MEXICOmexico/workpapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec)]'' (2010) / ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Tlacolulita Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpk|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpk|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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* ''[http://www.linguistics.berkeley.edu/~rosemary/clz-grammar-introduction Coatlán-Loxicha Zapotec]'', in notes, citing Smith Stark
 
==Welsh==
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===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|cy|/niːs/}}
 
===Noun===
{{head|cy|mutated noun}}
 
# {{nasal mutation of|cy|dis}}
 
===Mutation===
{{cy-mut|dis}}
 
==Xanaguía Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|ztg|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|ztg|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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===References===
* Stephen A. Marlett, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422132942/http://www-01.sil.org/MEXICOmexico/workpapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec)]'' (2010) / ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Yalálag Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpu|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpu|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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===References===
* F. López Lorenzo, ''Cuent que to tiemp ca uk huin nis (Cuando hubo escasez de agua en Yalálag)'' (1979)
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Yatee Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zty|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zty|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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===References===
* Stephen A. Marlett, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422132942/http://www-01.sil.org/MEXICOmexico/workpapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary (of Zapotec)]'' (2010) / ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Yatzachi Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zav|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zav|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
# [[juice]]
 
===Adjective===
{{head|zav|adjective}}
 
# [[watery]]
 
===References===
* ''NAOS: notes and materials for the linguistic study of the sacred'', volume 1 (4), issue 1 (1984): Yatzachi nEl Bajo Zapotec (I. B.) leˀex̭ (adjective) = holy: nis leˀex̭ = holy water.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
* {{R:Butler 2000|pages=270&ndash;271}}
 
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==Zaniza Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpw|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpw|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
 
===ReferenceReferences===
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
 
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==Zoogocho Zapotec==
 
===Etymology===
From {{inh|zpq|omq-zpc-pro|*nissa}}, from {{inh|zpq|omq-zap-pro|*nissa}}.
 
===Noun===
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# [[water]]
# [[juice]]
 
===Adjective===
{{head|zpq|adjective}}
 
# [[watery]]
 
===References===
* Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, ''A Descriptive Grammar of San Bartolomé Zoogocho Zapotec'' (2005)
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011080347/http://www.sil.org/mexico/workpapersWorkPapers/WP001-PDF/BasicVocabZapotec.pdf Basic Vocabulary]'', pages 7-8
* {{R:Long & Cruz 2000|page=262}}
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