die Nichte
noun · /ˈnɪçtə/ ·Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German nichte, from Old Saxon *nifta, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz. This form replaced High German (obsolete) Niftel in the 17th century. It is based on the Low German shift -ft-→ -cht- (compare Gerücht); hence cognate with Old High German nift, nifta, Dutch nicht, English nift. Related to German Neffe (“nephew”). More at nift, neve.
Translation
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niece
feminine
Die Nichte sieht wie ihre Tante aus.
The niece looks like her aunt.
Meine siebenjährige Nichte hat zu ihrem Bruder gesagt: „Ich werde dich verpetzen.“
My seven-year-old niece said to her brother "I'll tell on you."
Der Unfall machte alle seine Hoffnungen auf Erfolg zu nichte.
The accident destroyed all his hopes for success.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Nichte | Nichten |
| Accusative | Nichte | Nichten |
| Dative | Nichte | Nichten |
| Genitive | Nichte | Nichten |