Old English · noun

nicor

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈni.kor/
Syllables: ˈni · kor (2 syllables)
Modern English: nickel nicker hippopotamus demon monster water

Meaning

water demon, water monster
hippopotamus

Declension

Declension of nicor
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nicor	nicoras
Accusative	nicor	nicoras
Genitive	nicores	nicora
Dative	nicore	nicorum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nikraz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”). Cognate with Middle Dutch necker (Dutch nikker (“demon”)), Old High German nicchus (German Nix (“water sprite”)), Old Norse nykr (Faroese nykur, Swedish näck).

Descendants

nickel, nicker

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