leprechaun

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn]

Etymology

From Irish leipreachán, luprachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán, from lú- “small” (Proto-Indo-European *legwh) + corp “body”, from Latin corpus

Noun

Wikipedia leprechaun (plural leprechauns)

1. (Irish folklore) One of a race of elves who can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch it

Translations

one of a race of elves

Chinese: Mandarin: (no exact term exists) （愛爾蘭民間傳說裡的）短妖精, （爱尔兰民间传说里的）短妖精 ([Àiěrlán mínjiān chuánshuō lǐ de] duǎn yāojing)

Finnish: haltija (fi) French: lutin (fr) m., farfadet (fr) m.

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Italian

Noun

Wikipedia ^it

leprechaun m. inv.

1. leprechaun

Synonyms

• leprecano
• lepricauno