"Troll" meaning in German

See Troll in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /trɔl/, [tʁɔl] Audio: De-Troll.ogg
Etymology: 18th century, from Danish trold, Swedish troll, both from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą. Influenced by a native word for “coarse, boorish person”, attested in Upper German dialects from the 15th century, which is probably cognate to the former. The internet sense after English troll, from the Old Norse. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|da|trold}} Danish trold, {{bor|de|sv|troll}} Swedish troll, {{der|de|non|trǫll}} Old Norse trǫll, {{der|de|gem-pro|*truzlą}} Proto-Germanic *truzlą, {{der|de|en|troll}} English troll Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s|f=in}} Troll m (strong, genitive Trolles or Trolls, plural Trolle, feminine Trollin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Trolles [genitive], Trolls [genitive], Trolle [plural], Trollin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Troll [nominative, singular], Trolle [definite, nominative, plural], Trolles [genitive, singular], Trolls [genitive, singular], Trolle [definite, genitive, plural], Troll [dative, singular], Trolle [dative, singular], Trollen [dative, definite, plural], Troll [accusative, singular], Trolle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (mythology, literature) troll Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Literature, Mythology
    Sense id: en-Troll-de-noun-VRkWc1ru Topics: human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, publishing, sciences
  2. (colloquial) an ugly or boorish person Tags: colloquial, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Troll-de-noun-GNzqq-YO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 32 65 3
  3. (Internet) troll Tags: Internet, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-Troll-de-noun-VRkWc1ru1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mumintroll, trollen (english: one sense) Related terms: Trulla

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "50 0 50",
      "word": "Mumintroll"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "50 0 50",
      "english": "one sense",
      "word": "trollen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "trold"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish trold",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sv",
        "3": "troll"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish troll",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "trǫll"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse trǫll",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*truzlą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *truzlą",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "troll"
      },
      "expansion": "English troll",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "18th century, from Danish trold, Swedish troll, both from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą. Influenced by a native word for “coarse, boorish person”, attested in Upper German dialects from the 15th century, which is probably cognate to the former. The internet sense after English troll, from the Old Norse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Trolles",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trollin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Troll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trollen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Troll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Troll m (strong, genitive Trolles or Trolls, plural Trolle, feminine Trollin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "50 0 50",
      "word": "Trulla"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Literature",
          "orig": "de:Literature",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Mythology",
          "orig": "de:Mythology",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "troll"
      ],
      "id": "en-Troll-de-noun-VRkWc1ru",
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          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "troll",
          "troll"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mythology, literature) troll"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "strong"
      ],
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        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 65 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an ugly or boorish person"
      ],
      "id": "en-Troll-de-noun-GNzqq-YO",
      "links": [
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "boorish",
          "boorish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) an ugly or boorish person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Internet",
          "orig": "de:Internet",
          "parents": [
            "Computing",
            "Networking",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "troll"
      ],
      "id": "en-Troll-de-noun-VRkWc1ru1",
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "troll",
          "troll"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet) troll"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/trɔl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʁɔl]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Troll.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/99/De-Troll.ogg/De-Troll.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/De-Troll.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Troll"
  ],
  "word": "Troll"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German 1-syllable words",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from Danish",
    "German terms borrowed from Swedish",
    "German terms derived from Danish",
    "German terms derived from English",
    "German terms derived from Old Norse",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Swedish",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Mumintroll"
    },
    {
      "english": "one sense",
      "word": "trollen"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "da",
        "3": "trold"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish trold",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sv",
        "3": "troll"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish troll",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "trǫll"
      },
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "*truzlą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *truzlą",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "troll"
      },
      "expansion": "English troll",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "18th century, from Danish trold, Swedish troll, both from Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą. Influenced by a native word for “coarse, boorish person”, attested in Upper German dialects from the 15th century, which is probably cognate to the former. The internet sense after English troll, from the Old Norse.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Trolles",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trollin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Troll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Troll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trollen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Troll",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Trolle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "m,(e)s",
        "f": "in"
      },
      "expansion": "Troll m (strong, genitive Trolles or Trolls, plural Trolle, feminine Trollin)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Trulla"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "de:Literature",
        "de:Mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "troll"
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        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
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        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an ugly or boorish person"
      ],
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          "ugly"
        ],
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          "boorish",
          "boorish"
        ]
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        "(colloquial) an ugly or boorish person"
      ],
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        [
          "troll",
          "troll"
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        "(Internet) troll"
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        "Internet",
        "masculine",
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "[tʁɔl]"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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