Nickhaut

German

Etymology

Partial calque of Latin membrana nictitans, influenced by nicken (“to nod”) and therefore equivalent to nicken +‎ Haut (“skin, membrane”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪkˌhaʊ̯t/
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Hyphenation: Nick‧haut

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(biology) nictitating membrane

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Nickhaut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Nickhaut” in Duden online
“Nickhaut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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