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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've only ever really heard it for a handful of very specific nouns, like Maus -> Mausi as an affectionate nickname

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I just updated my answer with more examples but I think you are right with the nickname thing