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nicht.

female cousin; daughter of someone's uncle or aunt

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/nɪxt/
  1. female cousin; daughter of someone's uncle or aunt

    feminine
    Mijn nicht is een jaar jonger dan ik en we zijn goede vriendinnen.
  2. niece; daughter of someone's brother or sister

    feminine
    Mijn broer en zijn vrouw hebben twee nichten, een tweeling.
  3. niece; daughter of someone's brother- or sister-in-law

    feminine
    Mijn oom van vaders kant heeft drie nichten, waarvan er twee getrouwd zijn.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch nichte, from Old Dutch *nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nifti, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.

noun/nɪxt/
  1. male homosexual, a gay man; in particular one who is camp or effeminate

    derogatory · masculine · sometimes
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch nichte, from Old Dutch *nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nifti, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz, from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.

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