nixie
/ˈnɪksi/
nixie1词源 1
词源链
- 英语English
nixie
词源说明
From German Nixe, feminine of Nix, from Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus (“water-elf, crocodile”), from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”).
Cognate with Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”), English nicker.
释义
名词noun
- 1A female nix, a water-spirit.
nixie2词源 2
构词拆解
- -ie
- Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names. · Forming feminine or gender‐neutral forms of given names