Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: nis
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.

contraction

Contraction of ne is

Obsolete

adj

Initialism of new in shrink.

noun

Initialism of Network Information Service.

Uncountable

name

Initialism of Naftna Industrija Srbije, a Serbian multinational oil and gas company.

name

Initialism of National Intelligence Service, an agency of the South African government from 1980 to 1994.

name

Initialism of National Intelligence Service, the current South Korean counterintelligence agency.

Example Sentences

"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."
"The people of the Feroes call the Nisses or Brownies Niagruisar, and describe them as little creatures with red caps on their beads, that bring luck to any place where they take up their abode."

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish nisse.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nisses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

NIB

Synonyms

YP

Questions

What does nis mean?: A nix; a hobgoblin, especially one that resides in a farm house.
Where does nis come from?: Borrowed from Danish nisse.

How to pronounce nis

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