Nix

Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and night.

Nix

1. (astronomy) One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.)

• (astronomy): Pluto III, S/2005 P 2, S/2005 P 2 (Nix), (134340) Pluto III, (134340) Pluto III Nix, Pluto III (Nix)

• Nictian

• (moons of Pluto) Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra

From Nick, diminutive of the given name Nicholas + patronymic suffix -s.

Nix

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

• Xin

Borrowed from English Nix, after Nyx (“Greek goddess of night”), from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɪks]
• Rhymes: -ɪks
• Homophone: Nyx

Nix m inan

2. (astronomy) Nix, a moon of Pluto [since 2006]
   • 2015 July 8, Pavel Gabzdyl, “Měsíční prohlídka: měsíce Pluta”, in astro.cz‎^[1], Česká astronomická společnost, archived from the original on 2018-03-02:

     V červnu roku 2005 byly pomocí Hubblova kosmického dalekohledu objeveny hned další dva Plutovy satelity. Ten bližší má průměr 23 až 68 km a dostal jméno Nix podle řecké bohyně tmy a noci Nyx.

     Two more satellites of Pluto were discovered with the help of the Hubble Space Telescope in June 2005. The nearer one is between 23 and 68 km in diameter and was called Nix after the Greek goddes of darkness and night Nyx.

Solar System in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star	Slunce
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Merkur	Venuše	Země	Mars	Ceres	Jupiter	Saturn	Uran	Neptun	Pluto	Eris
Notable moons	—	—	Měsíc	Phobos/Fobos Deimos	—	Io Europa Ganymed Callisto	Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon	Triton	Charon	Dysnomia

From Middle High German niches, nickes, from Old High German nihhus, nichus, from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, from Proto-Indo-European *nigʷ-ō-s, from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“wash”). Cognate with Old English nicor.

• IPA^(key): /nɪks/

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Nix m (strong, genitive Nixes, plural Nixe, feminine Nixe)

1. nix (water demon in human form that lures people into the water and drowns them)

   Synonyms: Nöck, Wassermann

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

• Nyx

Learned borrowing from Latin Nyx, from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).

Nix f

1. (Greek mythology) Nyx (the primordial goddess of night)
2. (astronomy) Nix (moon of Pluto)

From Latin Nyx, from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).

• IPA^(key): /ˈniɡs/ [ˈniɣ̞s]
• Rhymes: -iɡs
• Syllabification: Nix

Nix f

1. (Greek mythology) Nyx

Nix

1. (astronomy) Nix