"gobelin" meaning in French

See gobelin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɔ.blɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-gobelin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-gobelin.wav [Switzerland] Forms: gobelins [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Northern French gobelin (compare Norman goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”) (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|fro-nor|gobelin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Northern French gobelin, {{bor+|fr|fro-nor|gobelin}} Borrowed from Old Northern French gobelin, {{cog|nrf|goubelin}} Norman goubelin, {{cog|wa|gobelin}} Walloon gobelin, {{cog|odt|*kobeholdo||goblin}} Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”), {{cog|nl|kabouter}} Dutch kabouter, {{cog|de|Kobold}} German Kobold, {{cog|LL.|cobalus||mountain sprite}} Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), {{cog|grc|κόβαλος||rogue, knave; goblin}} Ancient Greek κόβαλος (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} gobelin m (plural gobelins)
  1. a gnome, such as the evil goblin Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythological creatures Synonyms: farfadet, lutin
    Sense id: en-gobelin-fr-noun-2DVu2EfW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gobelin meaning in French (3.6kB)

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