Nix

See also: nix and *nix

English

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Etymology 1

Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and night.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

NixCategory:English lemmas#NIXCategory:English proper nouns#NIXCategory:English uncountable nouns#NIXCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NIXCategory:Pages with entries#NIXCategory:Pages with 6 entries#NIX

  1. (astronomyCategory:en:Astronomy#NIX) One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.)
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Etymology 2

 Nix (surname) on Wikipedia

From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s.

Proper noun

NixCategory:English lemmas#NIXCategory:English proper nouns#NIXCategory:English uncountable nouns#NIXCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NIXCategory:Pages with entries#NIXCategory:Pages with 6 entries#NIX

  1. A surname originating as a patronymicCategory:English surnames#NIXCategory:English surnames from patronymics#NIX.

Etymology 3

Clipping of PhoenixCategory:English clippings#NIX.

Proper noun

the NixCategory:English lemmas#NIXCategory:English proper nouns#NIXCategory:English uncountable nouns#NIXCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NIXCategory:Pages with entries#NIXCategory:Pages with 6 entries#NIX

  1. (soccerCategory:en:Football (soccer)#NIX) Wellington Phoenix FC (a football club based in Wellington, New Zealand competing in the Australian A-League)

Anagrams

Category:en:Pluto#NIX Category:English eponyms#NIX Category:en:Greek mythology#NIXCategory:en:Moons of Pluto#NIXCategory:en:Wellington, New Zealand#NIX

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Czech terms borrowed from English#NIXCategory:Czech terms derived from English#NIX Nix, after Nyx (“Greek goddess of night”), from Ancient GreekCategory:Czech terms derived from Ancient Greek#NIX Νύξ (Núx).

Pronunciation

Noun

Nix m inanCategory:Czech lemmas#NIXCategory:Czech nouns#NIXCategory:Czech terms spelled with X#NIXCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#NIXCategory:Czech masculine nouns#NIXCategory:Czech inanimate nouns#NIXCategory:Pages with entries#NIXCategory:Pages with 6 entries#NIX

  2. (astronomyCategory:cs:Astronomy#NIX) Nix, a moon of Pluto [since 2006]
    • 2015 July 8, Pavel Gabzdyl, “Měsíční prohlídka: měsíce Pluta”, in astro.cz‎, Česká astronomická společnost, archived from the original on 2 March 2018:
      V červnu roku 2005 byly pomocí Hubblova kosmického dalekohledu objeveny hned další dva Plutovy satelity. Ten bližší má průměr 23 až 68 km a dostal jméno Nix podle řecké bohyně tmy a noci Nyx.
      Two more satellites of Pluto were discovered with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope in June 2005. The nearer one is between 23 and 68 km in diameter and was called Nix after the Greek goddes of darkness and night Nyx.
      Category:Czech terms with quotations#NIX

Declension

Declension of Nix (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Nix
genitive Nixu
dative Nixu
accusative Nix
vocative Nixe
locative Nixu
instrumental Nixem
Category:Czech uncountable nouns#NIXCategory:Czech masculine inanimate nouns#NIXCategory:Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns#NIX

See also

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star Slunce
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets		 Merkur Venuše Země Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uran Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons		 — — Měsíc Phobos/Fobos
Deimos		 — Io
Europa
Ganymed
Callisto		 Mimas
Enceladus
Tethys
Dione
Rhea
Titan
Iapetus
Miranda
Ariel
Umbriel
Titania
Oberon		 Triton Charon Dysnomia
Category:Czech eponyms#NIX Category:cs:Moons of Pluto#NIX

German

Etymology

From Middle High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Middle High German#NIXCategory:German terms derived from Middle High German#NIX niches, nickes, from Old High GermanCategory:German terms inherited from Old High German#NIXCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#NIX nihhus, nichus, from Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#NIXCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#NIX *nikwus, *nikwis, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#NIXCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NIX *nigʷ-ō-s, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#NIX *neygʷ- (“wash”). Cognate with Old English nicor.

Pronunciation

Noun

Nix m (strong, genitive Nixes, plural Nixe, feminine Nixe)Category:German lemmas#NIXCategory:German nouns#NIXCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#NIXCategory:German masculine nouns#NIXCategory:Pages with entries#NIXCategory:Pages with 6 entries#NIX

  1. nix (water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them)
    Synonyms: Nöck, Wassermann

Usage notes

  • the feminine Nixe is far more known.

Declension

Further reading

  • Nixe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Nix” in Duden online
  • “Nix”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎ (in German)
Category:de:Mythology#NIX

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin#NIXCategory:Portuguese learned borrowings from Latin#NIXCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#NIX Nyx, from Ancient GreekCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek#NIX Νύξ (Núx).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nix fCategory:Portuguese lemmas#NIXCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#NIXCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#NIXCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#NIXCategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#NIXCategory:Pages with entries#NIXCategory:Pages with 6 entries#NIX

  1. (Greek mythologyCategory:pt:Greek deities#NIX) Nyx (the primordial goddess of night)
  2. (astronomyCategory:pt:Astronomy#NIX) Nix (moon of Pluto)
Category:pt:Moons of Pluto#NIX

Spanish

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Etymology

From LatinCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#NIX Nyx, from Ancient GreekCategory:Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek#NIX Νύξ (Núx).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nix fCategory:Spanish lemmas#NIXCategory:Spanish proper nouns#NIXCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#NIXCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#NIXCategory:Spanish feminine nouns#NIXCategory:Pages with entries#NIXCategory:Pages with 6 entries#NIX

  1. (Greek mythologyCategory:es:Greek deities#NIX) Nyx
Category:es:Personifications#NIX

Turkish

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Proper noun

NixCategory:Turkish lemmas#NIXCategory:Turkish proper nouns#NIXCategory:Turkish terms spelled with X#NIXCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#NIXCategory:Pages with entries#NIXCategory:Pages with 6 entries#NIX

  1. (astronomyCategory:tr:Astronomy#NIX) Nix
Category:tr:Moons of Pluto#NIX
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