marionette

Borrowed from French marionnette. The word originally meant a small statue of the Virgin Mary, then also a puppet of her used in religious theatrical presentations, finally generalised to any puppet.

If you think we are worked by strings,
Like a Japanese marionette,
You don't understand these things:
It is simply Court etiquette.

1885, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, […] The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu, London: Chappel & Co., […], →OCLC:

A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.


puppet

en-verb

puppet (third-person singular simple present puppets, present participle puppeting, simple past and past participle puppeted)

puppets (present singular third-person)
puppeting (participle present)
puppeted (participle past)
puppeted (past)

From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.

(transitive, also figuratively) To control or manipulate like a puppet.

marionett-

e.g. marionettregering = controlled government, marionettstat = controlled country


sock puppet

Synonym of puppet: A person completely controlled by another.


muppet

Alternative form of Muppet (“a puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets”)


muppet

muppet (nominative singular)
muppety (nominative plural)
muppeta (genitive singular)
muppetów (genitive plural)
muppetowi (dative singular)
muppetom (dative plural)
muppeta (accusative singular)
muppety (accusative plural)
muppetem (instrumental singular)
muppetami (instrumental plural)
muppecie (locative singular)
muppetach (locative plural)
muppecie (singular vocative)
muppety (plural vocative)

Unadapted borrowing from English muppet.

Muppet (puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets)


Muppet

Diane Sawyer
Elmo
Jim Henson
Kevin Clash
Muppet

Coined by Jim Henson as an alteration of puppet. Henson had claimed the word was a blend of marionette + puppet, but later recanted.

A type of puppet created by Jim Henson or his studio, typically operated with one hand of the puppeteer inside the head and a rod or glove to move one arm of the puppet.

One of a group of established puppet characters acting as a sort of repertory company on The Muppet Show, and/or appearing on Sesame Street.

'I'll come, if you like,' Paul says. 'I'm not asking you, Muppet,' Kit snaps.

English version: I'm A Cockney Geezer, You Muppet. No, you are an upper middle class, public school educated wanker (it takes one to know one) and I feel I must apologize to everyone on behalf of the land of my birth for the many crimes to cinema committed in the wake of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998).

2011, Julian Hoxter, Write What You Don't Know, page 45:

She tilts her head towards him, and whispers in his ear, “Of course I do, you Muppet. I keep telling you to trust The Source and our guides; don't I?"

2013, Guy Dance, Soul Brigade: The Mission of Light, page 245:

What's your fucking name you Muppet? I won't ask you again.

2018, Peter D. Bull, Undercover, page 13:

Not that kind of atmosphere, you Muppet. A cut it with a knife atmosphere.

2021, Margaret de Rohan, The Icarus Affair:

(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Eastern US, South Africa, slang, derogatory) Alternative form of muppet (fool).


lala

lala (nominative singular)
lale (nominative plural)
lali (genitive singular)
lal (genitive plural)
lali (dative singular)
lalom (dative plural)
lalę (accusative singular)
lale (accusative plural)
lalą (instrumental singular)
lalami (instrumental plural)
lali (locative singular)
lalach (locative plural)
lalo (singular vocative)
lalu (singular vocative)
lale (plural vocative)

(childish) puppet (any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove)


hand puppet

A puppet operated by the hand, especially one in which the puppeteer's hand occupies and controls the head


loutka

cs-noun

loutka f (relational adjective loutkový)

loutkový (adjective relational)
loutka (nominative singular)
loutky (nominative plural)
loutky (genitive singular)
loutek (genitive plural)
loutce (dative singular)
loutkám (dative plural)
loutku (accusative singular)
loutky (accusative plural)
loutko (singular vocative)
loutky (plural vocative)
loutce (locative singular)
loutkách (locative plural)
loutkou (instrumental singular)
loutkami (instrumental plural)

Inherited from Old Czech lútka, from Proto-Slavic *lǫtъka.


marioneta

marionetka (diminutive)
marioneta (nominative singular)
marionety (nominative plural)
marionety (genitive singular)
marionet (genitive plural)
marionetě (dative singular)
marionetám (dative plural)
marionetu (accusative singular)
marionety (accusative plural)
marioneto (singular vocative)
marionety (plural vocative)
marionetě (locative singular)
marionetách (locative plural)
marionetou (instrumental singular)
marionetami (instrumental plural)


maňásek

maňásek (nominative singular)
maňásci (nominative plural)
maňáska (genitive singular)
maňásků (genitive plural)
maňáskovi (dative singular)
maňásku (dative singular)
maňáskům (dative plural)
maňáska (accusative singular)
maňásky (accusative plural)
maňásku (singular vocative)
maňásci (plural vocative)
maňáskovi (locative singular)
maňásku (locative singular)
maňáscích (locative plural)
maňáskem (instrumental singular)
maňásky (instrumental plural)
maňásek (nominative singular)
maňásky (nominative plural)
maňásku (genitive singular)
maňásků (genitive plural)
maňásku (dative singular)
maňáskům (dative plural)
maňásek (accusative singular)
maňásky (accusative plural)
maňásku (singular vocative)
maňásky (plural vocative)
maňásku (locative singular)
maňáscích (locative plural)
maňáskem (instrumental singular)
maňásky (instrumental plural)


glove puppet

A type of puppet designed to be worn on the hand like a glove.


lalka

laleczka (diminutive)
lalka (nominative singular)
lalki (nominative plural)
lalki (genitive singular)
lalek (genitive plural)
lalce (dative singular)
lalkom (dative plural)
lalkę (accusative singular)
lalki (accusative plural)
lalką (instrumental singular)
lalkami (instrumental plural)
lalce (locative singular)
lalkach (locative plural)
lalko (singular vocative)
lalki (plural vocative)

→ Belarusian: ля́лька (ljálʹka)

desctree

→ Ukrainian: ля́лька (ljálʹka)
→ Russian: ля́лька (ljálʹka)


puppet show

A show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters


pacynka

pacynkowy (adjective)
pacynka (nominative singular)
pacynki (nominative plural)
pacynki (genitive singular)
pacynek (genitive plural)
pacynce (dative singular)
pacynkom (dative plural)
pacynkę (accusative singular)
pacynki (accusative plural)
pacynką (instrumental singular)
pacynkami (instrumental plural)
pacynce (locative singular)
pacynkach (locative plural)
pacynko (singular vocative)
pacynki (plural vocative)

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from German Patsche + -yna + -ka. Alternatively, from earlier *palcynka, from palec (“finger”). Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English sock puppet.

sl

Pacynka: Znana też pod nazwą ‘sock puppet account’, która odnosi się do pacynki zrobionej ze skarpety. To fałszywe konto, które zostało stworzone w mediach społecznościowych wyłącznie do trollowania. W skrócie działa to tak: myślisz, że dyskutujesz z prawdziwą osobą, a tymczasem to manipulujący dyskusją fejk, który powstał wyłącznie w tym celu.

2022 March 18, “Sealioning, whataboutyzm, ataki personalne. Popularne techniki internetowych trolli i jak ich unikać”, in f5.pl, archived from the original on 2024-04-08:

Sock puppet: Also known as ‘sock puppet account’, which refers to a puppet made from a sock. It is a fake account created on social media solely for trolling. In a nutshell, it works like this: you think you are having a discussion with a real person, but in reality, it is a manipulative fake account that was created solely for that purpose.

(Internet) sock puppet (alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse)


marionetka

pl-noun

marionetka f (related adjective marionetkowy)

marionetkowy (adjective)
marionetka (nominative singular)
marionetki (nominative plural)
marionetki (genitive singular)
marionetek (genitive plural)
marionetce (dative singular)
marionetkom (dative plural)
marionetkę (accusative singular)
marionetki (accusative plural)
marionetką (instrumental singular)
marionetkami (instrumental plural)
marionetce (locative singular)
marionetkach (locative plural)
marionetko (singular vocative)
marionetki (plural vocative)

marionette (puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings)

(derogatory) dupe, front man, puppet, stooge, straw man (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)


బొమ్మ

Cognate with Tamil பொம்மை (pommai), Malayalam ബൊമ്മ (bomma).


తోలుబొమ్మలాట

te-noun

తోలుబొమ్మలాట • (tōlubommalāṭa) n (plural తోలుబొమ్మలాటలు)

tōlubommalāṭa (romanization)
తోలుబొమ్మలాటలు (plural)

Compound of తోలుబొమ్మల (tōlubommala, “of puppets”, genitive of తోలుబొమ్మలు (tōlubommalu)) + ఆట (āṭa, “play, show”).

com+

genitive of <i class="Telu mention" lang="te">తోలుబొమ్మలు</i> (tōlubommalu)


marreta

From marra (“heavy hammer used to break things”) + -eta.

affix

(Portugal) Muppet (a puppet by Jim Henson)


絡繰り人形

ja-noun

絡(から)繰(く)り人(にん)形(ぎょう) • (karakuriningyō)

絡繰り人形 (canonical)
karakuriningyō (romanization)

絡繰り (karakuri, “mechanism”) + 人形 (ningyō, “doll”)


木偶の坊

木偶の坊 (canonical)
dekunobō (romanization)

Phrase consisting of 木偶 (deku, “wooden puppet”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 坊 (bō, term of endearment). The deku portion is of unknown origin and may have arisen as a standalone term later than as a part of a compound. Theories include:
* Alteration from 出狂坊／出来坊 (dekurubō), used synonymously, in turn from 出狂坊 (dekuruibō), literally "little one who has gone mad".
* From 手 (te, “hand”) + 傀儡 (kugutsu, “puppet”) + の + 坊, through dekurubō.
* From Sino-Japanese 泥偶 (deigū, “clay doll”) + の + 坊.
The third theory is problematic semantically and does not account for the intermediary dekurubō pronunciation.


傀儡戲

ㄎㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄟˇ ㄒㄧˋ

/kʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/faːi̯³³ lɵy̯¹³ hei̯³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²¹/

/ka³³ le⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hi⁴¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hi²¹/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/faːi̯³³ lɵy̯¹³ hei̯³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²¹/

/ka³³ le⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hi⁴¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hi²¹/


木偶戲

/mu⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/mʊk̚² ŋɐu̯¹³ hei̯³³/

/mu⁵¹ ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/mʊk̚² ŋɐu̯¹³ hei̯³³/


titella

titelles de dits

puppet (movable model of a person or animal)

(figurative) puppet (person or country controlled by another)

Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis#Translingual


lalkarz

pl-noun

lalkarz m pers (female equivalent lalkarka, related adjective lalkarski)

lalkarka (feminine)
lalkarski (adjective)
lalkarz (nominative singular)
lalkarze (nominative plural)
lalkarza (genitive singular)
lalkarzy (genitive plural)
lalkarzowi (dative singular)
lalkarzom (dative plural)
lalkarza (accusative singular)
lalkarzy (accusative plural)
lalkarzem (instrumental singular)
lalkarzami (instrumental plural)
lalkarzu (locative singular)
lalkarzach (locative plural)
lalkarzu (singular vocative)
lalkarze (plural vocative)


傀儡子

/kʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/


kukła

kukiełka (diminutive)
kukła (nominative singular)
kukły (nominative plural)
kukły (genitive singular)
kukieł (genitive plural)
kukle (dative singular)
kukłom (dative plural)
kukłę (accusative singular)
kukły (accusative plural)
kukłą (instrumental singular)
kukłami (instrumental plural)
kukle (locative singular)
kukłach (locative plural)
kukło (singular vocative)
kukły (plural vocative)


kukiełka

kukiełka f (related adjective kukiełkowy)

kukiełkowy (adjective)
kukiełka (nominative singular)
kukiełki (nominative plural)
kukiełki (genitive singular)
kukiełek (genitive plural)
kukiełce (dative singular)
kukiełkom (dative plural)
kukiełkę (accusative singular)
kukiełki (accusative plural)
kukiełką (instrumental singular)
kukiełkami (instrumental plural)
kukiełce (locative singular)
kukiełkach (locative plural)
kukiełko (singular vocative)
kukiełki (plural vocative)


hampelmann

cim-noun

hampelmann m (plural hampelmanne, diminutive hampelménle)

hampelmanne (plural)
hampelménle (diminutive)
hampelmann (nominative singular)
hampelmanne (definite nominative plural)
hampelmann (accusative singular)
hampelmanne (accusative definite plural)
hampelmanne (dative singular)
hampelmannen (dative definite plural)

Borrowed from Standard German Hampelmann.


маріонетка

uk-noun

маріоне́тка<*.pr>

маріоне́тковий

маріоне́тка • (marionétka) f pers (genitive маріоне́тки, nominative plural маріоне́тки, genitive plural маріоне́ток, relational adjective маріоне́тковий)

маріоне́тка (canonical)
marionétka (romanization)
маріоне́тки (genitive)
маріоне́тки (nominative plural)
маріоне́ток (genitive plural)
маріоне́тковий (adjective relational)
маріоне́тка (nominative singular)
маріоне́тки (nominative plural)
маріоне́тки (genitive singular)
маріоне́ток (genitive plural)
маріоне́тці (dative singular)
маріоне́ткам (dative plural)
маріоне́тку (accusative singular)
маріоне́ток (accusative plural)
маріоне́ткою (instrumental singular)
маріоне́тками (instrumental plural)
маріоне́тці (locative singular)
маріоне́тках (locative plural)
маріоне́тко (singular vocative)
маріоне́тки (plural vocative)

uk-ndecl

маріоне́тка<*.pr>

Uk-маріонетка.ogg

From French marionnette + -ка (-ka). Compare Russian марионе́тка (marionétka), Belarusian марыяне́тка (maryjanjétka), Polish marionetka.

(politics, derogatory) puppet, stooge, dummy


sebekoy

[ˌsɛːˈbɛː.xoɪ̯]

Unknown. Possibly from a play of Spanish cabeceo (“nod”). Alternatively, possibly from Chinese, according to Panganiban (1973).


తోలుబొమ్మ

te-noun

తోలుబొమ్మ • (tōlubomma) n (plural తోలుబొమ్మలు)

tōlubomma (romanization)
తోలుబొమ్మలు (plural)

Compound of తోలు (tōlu, “leather”) + బొమ్మ (bomma, “toy, doll”).


lalkarstwo

lalkarstwo (nominative singular)
lalkarstwa (genitive singular)
lalkarstwu (dative singular)
lalkarstwo (accusative singular)
lalkarstwem (instrumental singular)
lalkarstwie (locative singular)
lalkarstwo (singular vocative)

puppetry (art of performing with puppets)

(education) puppetry (degree course or major at a university)


teatr lalek

teatr lalek (nominative singular)
teatru lalek (genitive singular)
teatrowi lalek (dative singular)
teatr lalek (accusative singular)
teatrem lalek (instrumental singular)
teatrze lalek (locative singular)
teatrze lalek (singular vocative)


teatrzyk

teatrzyk (nominative singular)
teatrzyki (nominative plural)
teatrzyku (genitive singular)
teatrzyków (genitive plural)
teatrzykowi (dative singular)
teatrzykom (dative plural)
teatrzyk (accusative singular)
teatrzyki (accusative plural)
teatrzykiem (instrumental singular)
teatrzykami (instrumental plural)
teatrzyku (locative singular)
teatrzykach (locative plural)
teatrzyku (singular vocative)
teatrzyki (plural vocative)

puppet show (show, theatrical performance, in which the parts are played by puppets impersonating human or other characters)


karagosi

sw-noun

karagosi class V (plural makaragosi class VI)

karagosi class V (canonical)
makaragosi class VI (plural)


θαυματουργός

grc-noun

θαυμᾰτουργός

θαυμᾰτουργοῦ

θαυμᾰτουργός • (thaumătourgós) m (genitive θαυμᾰτουργοῦ); second declension

θαυμᾰτουργός (canonical)
thaumătourgós (romanization)
θαυμᾰτουργοῦ (genitive)
ὁ θαυμᾰτουργός (nominative singular)
τὼ θαυμᾰτουργώ (dual nominative)
οἱ θαυμᾰτουργοί (nominative plural)
τοῦ θαυμᾰτουργοῦ (genitive singular)
τοῖν θαυμᾰτουργοῖν (dual genitive)
τῶν θαυμᾰτουργῶν (genitive plural)
τῷ θαυμᾰτουργῷ (dative singular)
τοῖν θαυμᾰτουργοῖν (dative dual)
τοῖς θαυμᾰτουργοῖς (dative plural)
τὸν θαυμᾰτουργόν (accusative singular)
τὼ θαυμᾰτουργώ (accusative dual)
τοὺς θαυμᾰτουργούς (accusative plural)
θαυμᾰτουργέ (singular vocative)
θαυμᾰτουργώ (dual vocative)
θαυμᾰτουργοί (plural vocative)

grc-decl

θαυμᾰτουργός

desc

чоудотворьць

→ Old Church Slavonic: чоудотворьць (čudotvorĭcĭ) (calque) (see there for further descendants)

→ Medieval Latin: thaumatūrgus

→ Dutch: thaumaturg

→ English: thaumaturge, thaumaturgus

→ French: thaumaturge (learned)

→ Galician: taumaturgo (learned)

→ Italian: taumaturgo (learned)

→ Portuguese: taumaturgo (learned)

→ Spanish: taumaturgo (learned)

From θαῦμα, θαυματ- (thaûma, thaumat-) + -ουργός (-ourgós). Also substantivised.

af

θαῦμα, θαυματ-