nise
Japanese
Romanization
nise
Latin
Participle
nīse
- vocative masculine singular of nīsus
Middle English
Adjective
nise
- alternative form of nyce
Middle High German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈnis̠ə/
Verb
nise
- first-person singular present indicative of nësen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²niːsə/
Noun
nise f (definite singular nisa, indefinite plural niser, definite plural nisene)
- a harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
- a porpoise, a small whale of the porpoise family, Phocoenidae
- 1889, Julius Gude, Lærebok i landkunna:
- Fiskje driv dei til daglegt bruk, men og til utførsla […] ; i Litlebelt niseveiding.
- They do fishing for their daily needs, but also for export […] ; porpoise hunting in the Little Belt.
References
- “nise” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scottish Gaelic
Adverb
nise
- alternative form of a-nis (“now”)