nise

See also: Nîse

Japanese

Romanization

nise

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にせ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ニセ

Latin

Participle

nīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of nīsus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hnísa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²niːsə/

Noun

nise f (definite singular nisa, indefinite plural niser, definite plural nisene)

  1. a harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
  2. 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

Scottish Gaelic

Adverb

nise

  1. Alternative form of a-nis (“now”)
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