"kelpie" meaning in English

See kelpie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kelpies [plural]
Etymology: The dog breed derives from the name shared by the first two breeding bitches (dam and pup), which name derives from the mythological spirit. Head templates: {{en-noun}} kelpie (plural kelpies)
  1. (Celtic mythology) A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland. Categories (topical): Celtic mythology, Mythological creatures Translations (spirit): kelpi (Azerbaijani), কেলপি (kelpi) (Bengali), келпи (kelpi) (Bulgarian), 凱爾派 /凯尔派 (kǎi'ěrpài) (Chinese Mandarin), vetehishevonen (Finnish), jokihevonen (Finnish), kelpie [masculine] (French), კელპი (ḳelṗi) (Georgian), Kelpie [feminine] (German), kelpi (Indonesian), each-uisge [masculine] (Irish), ケルピー (kerupī) (Japanese), 켈피 (kelpi) (Korean), ке́лпи (kélpi) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), kelpie [common-gender] (Swedish), bäckahästen (note: somewhat similar Nordic creature) [common-gender] (Swedish), เคลพี (keelá-pii) (Thai), kelpi (Turkish), ке́льпі (kélʹpi) [feminine, masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. An Australian breed of sheepdog. Translations (sheepdog): australiankelpie (Finnish), australian kelpie [masculine] (French), Australian Kelpie [feminine] (German), オーストラリアン・ケルピー (ōsutorarian kerupī) (Japanese), kelpie australiano [masculine] (Polish), kelpie australiano [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-kelpie-en-noun-lvTl-YsZ Disambiguation of 'sheepdog': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kelpy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sheepdog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kelpie australiano"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sheepdog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kelpie australiano"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Australian kelpie",
    "kelpie"
  ],
  "word": "kelpie"
}

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