"Wichtel" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Wichtel.ogg
Etymology: Wicht (“little creature, kobold”) + -el (“diminutive suffix”) Etymology templates: {{suffix|de|Wicht|-el|gloss2=diminutive suffix|t1=little creature, kobold}} Wicht (“little creature, kobold”) + -el (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Wichtel m (strong, genitive Wichtels, plural Wichtel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Wichtels [genitive], Wichtel [plural], strong [table-tags], Wichtel [nominative, singular], Wichtel [definite, nominative, plural], Wichtels [genitive, singular], Wichtel [definite, genitive, plural], Wichtel [dative, singular], Wichteln [dative, definite, plural], Wichtel [accusative, singular], Wichtel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (folklore, fantasy) A gnome, dwarf (small industrious creature, often looking like an old man) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Fantasy, Folklore Synonyms: Heinzelmännchen
    Sense id: en-Wichtel-de-noun-K6kMROnn Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Topics: arts, fantasy, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. A secret Santa (person who gives one an anonymous gift) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Wichtel-de-noun-BJb0ozbI Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -el, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -el: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Weihnachtswichtel, wichteln
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