Talk:Nixie (folklore)

message: :: It is related to Sanskrit nḗkēkti ("wash")
The correct form of the word is nenekti, "he washes", from the verbal root nij*. The particular diacritics used here are redundant, as far as the word doesn't appear in a particular hymn, in which case they would signify pitch and the such. The word appears for example in the Vaikhanasa-Grhya-Sutra of the Black Yajur-Veda in the context of a morning purification ceremony. --Baba Bom (talk) 23:43, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The typo has been corrected.--Berig (talk) 14:51, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Sanskrit correction

message: There is a section that reads:
"Apart from being an incarnation of the nix, the brook horse has also been said to be the steed of the Grim Reaper It has also been said that the true appearance of the brook horse is not that of a beautiful white horse, but of a black, flaming horse."
This was recently marked as a comment so it wouldn;t show up in the article, with a further comment: "I'd like references for the following piece of information: " added to the beginning.
I personally think it should be removed completely except for the talk page and then not return it to the page, commentedout or otherwise, without a reputable reference.
DreamGuy 01:09, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
:Removed.--Wiglaf 21:20, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsourced claim

message: Hushicho’s Clams are totally “made up”. No specific source is available. His alleged edit: (Some clarifications about Fossegrim and the fact that much of the information listed here is post-Christianization of Scandinavia, despite the beings' origin being far before that period.) is inappropriate to an encyclopedia. It might be true (since the inexistence of sources is not evidence of the inexistence of sources), but simultaneity contradicts the actual view of the subject and the purpose of the article, the actual definition of Fossegrim like we know it today. It might be more accurate to simply creating an extra bit of article about “pre Christian version”, and this time, properly backed up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pt kamen (talk • contribs) 01:37, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  These additions should remain deleted until he can provide some sort of citations.  Shikino 23:46, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hushicho's Claims 

message: Shouldn't the link to Nix (moon) be at the top of the page in italics, since it's spelled exactly the same?  --Age234 21:36, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Moon of Pluto

message: I don't know if Rhinemaidens it should be one word or two (Rhine maiden). The article varies, I will need help sourcing. In addition I'd really like to see the sources identified for the (important) Skandic sections. Goldenrowley 06:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Rhinemaidens and Stromkarl and Näcken, Nøkken 

message: I am developing an article called Wagner's Rhinemaidens. It seems to me that the proper redirect from "Rhinemaidens" should be to the Wagner article rather than to here, which is concerned with a much broader mythology. I have therefore changed the redirect, but with a See also tag to Nix on the Wagner article, and a the reverse tag on Nix. Please contact me if you think this will cause problems. The alternative is a disambiguation page, but I wonder whether that is necessary. Brianboulton (talk) 17:00, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Your solution looks fine, but the best solution might be a full Rhinemaiden article, which has Nix as a main article and this one as a subordinate one.--Berig (talk) 18:28, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Redirects

message: This topic is (ISTM) clearly closely related to Melusine, so I have added a See also tag. --Thnidu (talk) 18:37, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  See also 

message: REDIRECTED Nix to Nix (disambiguation), instead of Neck (water spirit) - a more logical choice, I think. Edited Nix (disambiguation) to reflect the change. Compinfo (talk) 12:34, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Please don't do that without prior discussion.  Lots of articles link to "Nix", assuming it to be the water spirit, and those links break when you change the redirect.  Favonian (talk) 12:12, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, noted! What if I make appropriate changes to all linked articles first (link 'em to Neck (water spirit) directly) and ONLY THEN REDIRECT Nix to Nix (disambiguation) - a more logical choice, I truly believe. Compinfo (talk) 12:34, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I think we should let it "simmer" for a while, one week would be the typical choice, just see if there's any opposition.  On closer scrutiny, most of the links come from the use ("transclusion" is the technical term) of two templates:  and .  I have modified these so that they link directly to the water creature article, though the effect won't be immediately visible.  Should we decide to change the redirect, the amount of editing will be considerably reduced.  Favonian (talk) 12:40, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  REDIRECT 

message: The nykur (nykr) still appears in Iceland as a grey horse, which looks exactly like other horses except that its hooves are backwards. It appears near lakes and are similar to the bäckahäst as the rider would get stuck and the nykur then jump into the lake, drowning the rider. It was, however, possible to escape if you knew his other name, "nennir" because he couldn't stand it. The following story shows this:  A girl was sent between farms to get something. She was very lazy, so when she saw a grey horse she jumped on its back. Now the trip was going way better. But when the horse turned towards a lake, the girl said "Æ, nú nenni ég þessu ekki lengur" which roughly  translates to "I don't feel like doing this anymore" As the verb "að nenna" (feel like doing something, being bothered by something) sounds similar to the nykurs other name "Nennir", the girl escaped and could finish her trip without problems.  
                                                               Hafsteinn, an Icelander.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.30.222.172 (talk) 11:53, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nykur 

message: Strange because in Sanskrit "nek" means night like "nuks" in Antient greek []. These beings are inspired from low german and derived from Rusalkas. These beings come out of the water at night. So they should be smth like nigh dweller.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nix1129 (talk • contribs) 10:17, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nyk,noks,nukwo 

message: the plural of nøkken isnt nøkken, nøkken translates to the nøk, it is used as a specific one not plural, or atleast it is where i live in norway  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.167.100.196 (talk) 05:36, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for fixing the grammar but the definite form is info for wiktionary, not here. — LlywelynII 01:53, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  the plural is wrong 

message: I agree that I'm much more familiar with nixie and nicor is what the other Anglo-Saxon paganism pages are using. That said, until the page moves (ideally backed up with some research into relative frequency of the terms in context), we should start with the name of the page: "Neck". — LlywelynII 01:53, 6 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Title

message: I suggest that this page be renamed *Nixie (Water Spirit)*.  The term Nixie is more common, it gives the article more clarification in search results especially when typing in *Water Nixie*, and it's more unique and thought up than "Neck".  Can we start a discussion please?  --Vaati the Wind Demon (talk) 18:52, 27 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move/Rename Suggestion? 

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message: There are no written nor rumoured accounts of anything but a specific Näcken, in Swedish culture and history. It is not a creature called "näck" - it is one naked creatured therefore only called "Näcken" - the naked guy (kasus in the masculine). Arcsoda (talk) 07:34, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Never appears in the undetermined kasus in Swedish 

message: The statement in the article that the Swedish name of this evil water being, "Näcken", should mean "nude" is clearly incorrect. The etymology of "Näck" is discussed in the reference (Hellquist) and in the etymology section of the article. "Nude" or "naked" in Swedish is "naken" and colloquially the form "näck" is sometimes used. This word similarity has lead to a widespread folk etymology that "Näcken" has something with this to do, which is of course wrong. DEm (talk) 18:57, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology of "Näcken" 

message: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore) Iota~fiwiki (talk) 13:00, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Japanese folklore Kappa