- water nixie
- noun
: a female water sprite
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water nixie nounA nixie• • •Main Entry: ↑water
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The Water Nixie — or The Water Nix is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 79. [ [http://www.pitt.edu/ dash/grimm079.html The Water Nixie ] ] It came from Hanau.Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Household Tales ,… … Wikipedia
Nixie — may refer to: Nixie tube, a gas filled electron tube once in use as an alphanumeric display Neck (water spirit) or Nixie, a mythical water creature in Germanic folk tales Melusine or Nixie, a mythical feminine spirit of fresh waters in sacred… … Wikipedia
nixie — (n.) water fairy, 1816 (introduced by Sir Walter Scott), from Ger. Nixie, from O.H.G. nihhussa water sprite, fem. of nihhus, from P.Gmc. *nikwiz (Cf. O.N. nykr, O.E. nicor water spirit, water monster, also used to gloss hippopotamus; Grendel s… … Etymology dictionary
Nixie (Dungeons & Dragons) — For other uses, see Nix. Nixie Characteristics Alignment True Neutral Type Fey Image Wizards.com image Publication history … Wikipedia
Nixie (postal) — A Nixie is an undeliverable mailing or e mail message. Address changes are registered in the Nixielist (Nixie list or Nixie list). Mailers may also receive information on addresses that are undeliverable for reasons other than a customer move… … Wikipedia
nixie — noun /ˈnɪksi/ a) a female water elf , 1922: Bare from her garters up her flesh appears under the sapphire a nixie’s green. James Joyce, Ulysses b) a piece of mail returned as undeliverable , mailers may also receive information on addresses that… … Wiktionary
water sprite — Synonyms and related words: Davy, Davy Jones, Neptune, Nereid, Oceanid, Oceanus, Poseidon, Thetis, Triton, fresh water nymph, kelpie, limniad, man fish, mermaid, merman, naiad, nix, nixie, ocean nymph, sea nymph, sea maid, sea maiden, siren,… … Moby Thesaurus
NIXIE — in German folk lore a water sprite of a mischievous disposition, believed to have been suggested to the imagination by the reflection of the stars in the water … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
nixie — noun a female water sprite. Origin C19: from Ger.; related to the archaic English word nicker, denoting a water demon … English new terms dictionary
nixie — nixie1 /nik see/, n. a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address. [1880 85; NIX1 + IE] nixie2 /nik see/, n. Germanic Folklore. a female water spirit. [1810 20; < G Nixe (MHG nickese, OHG… … Universalium
