nixie

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪksi/ === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== nixe, nixy ==== Noun ==== nixie (plural nixies) A female nix, a water-spirit. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From nix +‎ -ie. ==== Noun ==== nixie (plural nixies) A piece of mail returned as undeliverable. === See also === Nixie tube