kabouter

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine) a (now usually benevolent) tiny folkloric bearded man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms or trees, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or brownie
2. (masculine) a very young female member of the scout movement

Concepts

lutin

👿

gnome

farfadet

🧝

kobold

nain

Synonymes

aardmannetje

gnoom

kobold

elf

11

geest

👻

Traductions

Kobold

imp

👿

gnome

goblin

Irrwisch

gnomo

hobgoblin

sprite

duende

elf

🧝

Heinzelmännchen

Gnom

follet

gnomo

διαβολάκι

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌkaːˈbɑu̯.tər/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen néerlandais: kove

Hérité de Old Dutch: *kovo

Appartenant à allemand: Kobold

In summary

Possibly already from Middle Dutch. Equivalent to a compound of koof (from Middle Dutch kove, from Old Dutch *kovo, from Proto-Germanic *kubô (“hut, shed”)) and a less certain second element that might be hou (“friendly, favorable disposition”). Related to German Kobold. For sense 2, compare with English brownie/Brownie (“a junior Girl Scout, a junior Girl Guide”).