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nisses

nisses is the plural of nis.

Meaning of nis

Noun

nis (plural nisses)

  1. A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.
    • 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.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 222

Questions about nisses

What is nisses the plural of?
Nisses is the plural of nis.

Words near nisses in the dictionary

  1. nissei
  2. nisseis
  3. Nissen
  4. Nissen hut
  5. Nissen huts
  6. nisses
  7. Nissewaard
  8. Nissitissit
  9. Nissl
  10. Nissl bodies
  11. Nissl body

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