Hmm, yeah, that is interesting. I’d say every native German knows “nix” (as in nothing). Maybe 10% would be aware what a “Nixe” is (female water spirit).
Personally, I wasn’t even aware that there’s a male version. I could’ve guessed what it means, when used in a sentence, but if you asked me without context, I probably would’ve been too thick to figure it out. 🙃
Interesting. In my (admittedly old, paper) Germam dictionary, “Nix” is defined as male water spirit - a merman.
Hmm, yeah, that is interesting. I’d say every native German knows “nix” (as in nothing). Maybe 10% would be aware what a “Nixe” is (female water spirit).
Personally, I wasn’t even aware that there’s a male version. I could’ve guessed what it means, when used in a sentence, but if you asked me without context, I probably would’ve been too thick to figure it out. 🙃
I always figured it was a colloquialism (nichts -> nix). Þere’s a lot of regional slang in use, especially where I was, in Bavaria.