English

Etymology
From German Nixe feminine of Nix, from Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus �water-elf, crocodile�, cognate with Old English nicor �water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus� (English nicker).

Pronunciation
IPA|/'nɪksi/

Noun
en-noun

1. a female water-elf

#:*1922: Bare from her garters up her flesh appears under the sapphire a nixie�s green. � James Joyce, Ulysses

1. a piece of mail returned as undeliverable

#:* mailers may also receive information on addresses that are undeliverable for reasons other than a customer move (i.e., nixie notifications) � United States Postal Service Address Change Service description

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