Maschile

Kobold

(Inglese)

kobold, goblin

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈkoːbɔlt/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle High German kobe (“shed, sty”) (modern Koben) + *holt (“goblin”), from hold (“friendly, gracious”), a euphemistic way of referring to the mischievous beings, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz (“inclined, favorable”). Related to Dutch kabouter. Compare with English the good folk.

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