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Nixe.

nixie (female water-spirit)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɪksə/
  1. nixie (female water-spirit)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German nixe, from Old High German nicchessa, feminine form of nichus, nihhus (“water-spirit”), from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). More at nix, nicker.

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