Nippes
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See also: nippes
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French nippes (“frippery”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Nippes m (strong, genitive Nippes, no plural)
- (collective) knick-knack, trinkets (small objects of minor value)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Zeug
- 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks […] [1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 12:
- Außer den regelmäßig an den Wänden verteilten, steifen Armstühlen gab es nur noch einen kleinen Nähtisch am Fenster, und, dem Sofa gegenüber, einen zerbrechlichen Luxus-Sekretär, bedeckt mit Nippes.
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Declension[edit]
Declension of Nippes [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading[edit]
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