"Kobold" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkoːbɔlt/ Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Kobold.wav
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|kobe|t=shed, sty}} Middle High German kobe (“shed, sty”), {{m|de|Koben}} Koben, {{m|gmh|*holt|t=goblin}} *holt (“goblin”), {{m|gmh|hold|t=friendly, gracious}} hold (“friendly, gracious”), {{inh|de|gem-pro|*hulþaz||inclined, favorable}} Proto-Germanic *hulþaz (“inclined, favorable”), {{cog|nl|kabouter}} Dutch kabouter Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Kobold m (strong, genitive Koboldes or Kobolds, plural Kobolde) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Koboldes [genitive], Kobolds [genitive], Kobolde [plural], strong [table-tags], Kobold [nominative, singular], Kobolde [definite, nominative, plural], Koboldes [genitive, singular], Kobolds [genitive, singular], Kobolde [definite, genitive, plural], Kobold [dative, singular], Kobolde [dative, singular], Kobolden [dative, definite, plural], Kobold [accusative, singular], Kobolde [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. kobold, goblin Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Fantasy, Mythological creatures Derived forms: Koboldhai Related terms: Klabautermann, Kobalt
    Sense id: en-Kobold-de-noun-ieNuyK5c Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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