Part of speech: noun
Gender: masculine
Stem: -a/u-
sea-monster; water-sprite (also nicer)
Etymology
[Mod E NICKER arch ← Prot-Germ *nikwiz, *nikwaz; Dt nikker OHG nihhus, nichus (Mod G Nix); O Icel nykr (Mod Icel nykur) ← Indo-Europ *neigw-, *noigw-; cf Sanskr nénekti “to wash; to cleanse”; Anc Gr νίζω “to wash”; O Ir nigid “to wash”]
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