"kabouter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˌkaːˈbɑu̯.tər/ Audio: Nl-kabouter.ogg Forms: kabouters [plural], kaboutertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑu̯tər Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{m|nl|koof}} koof, {{inh|nl|dum|kove}} Middle Dutch kove, {{inh|nl|odt|*kovo}} Old Dutch *kovo, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*kubô||hut, shed}} Proto-Germanic *kubô (“hut, shed”), {{m|nl|hou||friendly, favorable disposition}} hou (“friendly, favorable disposition”), {{cog|de|Kobold}} German Kobold Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|kaboutertje}} kabouter m (plural kabouters, diminutive kaboutertje n)
  1. (fiction, folklore) 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. Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fiction, Folklore, Scouting
    Sense id: en-kabouter-nl-noun-64yVhoPW Disambiguation of Scouting: 47 53 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 33 Topics: arts, fiction, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (scouting) a very young female member of the scout movement. Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Scouting
    Sense id: en-kabouter-nl-noun-Py4hjfZD Disambiguation of Scouting: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dwerg, gnoom Derived forms: boskabouter, Kabouter, kabouterdorp, kaboutermuts, tuinkabouter, David de Kabouter, Kabouter Buttplug, Kabouter Plop

Noun [English]

Forms: kabouters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nl|kabouter||gnome}} Dutch kabouter (“gnome”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kabouter (plural kabouters)
  1. (Dutch folklore) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf. Wikipedia link: kabouter Tags: Dutch Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-kabouter-en-noun-3VTN4IkD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences

Inflected forms

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