"καλικάντζαρος" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ka.liˈkan.d͡za.ɾos/
Etymology: Etymology unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|el|title=Etymology unknown.}} Etymology unknown. Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|καλικάντζαροι|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=|ts=}} καλικάντζαρος • (kalikántzaros) m (plural καλικάντζαροι), {{el-noun|m|καλικάντζαροι}} καλικάντζαρος • (kalikántzaros) m (plural καλικάντζαροι) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|καλικάντζαρος|καλικάντζαροι|καλικάντζαρου|καλικάντζαρων|καλικάντζαρο|καλικάντζαρους|καλικάντζαρε|καλικάντζαροι|ap=καλικαντζάρους|gp=καλικαντζάρων|gs=καλικαντζάρου|note=Second forms are formal.}} Forms: kalikántzaros [romanization], καλικάντζαροι [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], καλικάντζαρος [nominative, singular], καλικάντζαροι [nominative, plural], καλικάντζαρου [genitive, singular], καλικαντζάρου [genitive, singular], καλικάντζαρων [genitive, plural], καλικαντζάρων [genitive, plural], καλικάντζαρο [accusative, singular], καλικάντζαρους [accusative, plural], καλικαντζάρους [accusative, plural], καλικάντζαρε [singular, vocative], καλικάντζαροι [plural, vocative], Second forms are formal.
  1. (mythology, folklore) gremlin, goblin (creature which according to Greek folklore lives underground and comes up on Christmas Day to cause minor mischief, like putting out fires, and disappearing back into the earth on the feast of the Epiphany) Categories (topical): Folklore, Mythological creatures, Mythology Synonyms: παγανός (paganós) [masculine], παγανό (paganó) [neuter] Derived forms: καλικαντζαράκι (kalikantzaráki) [diminutive, neuter], καλικαντζαρούδι (kalikantzaroúdi) [diminutive, neuter] Related terms: ξωτικό (xotikó) (english: elf, pixie) [neuter]

Inflected forms

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        "genitive",
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        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
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        }
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        }
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        ],
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          "gremlin",
          "gremlin"
        ],
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      ],
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          "roman": "xotikó",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ξωτικό"
        }
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "παγανός"
        },
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          "roman": "paganó",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
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  ],
  "word": "καλικάντζαρος"
}
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "καλικάντζαρου",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "vocative"
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    {
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          "english": "Who broke this plate? It must have been a gremlin, eh?",
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        "media",
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}

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