Rumpelstilzchen

German

Etymology

Said by some to derive from an old children's game called Rumpele stilt oder der Poppart, which was mentioned in Johann Fischart's Geschichtklitterung, or Gargantua of 1577, a loose adaptation of Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel. Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁʊmpl̩ˌʃtiːlt͡sçn̩/, /ˈʁʊmpl̩ˌʃtɪlt͡sçn̩/, /-çən/

Proper noun

Rumpelstilzchen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Rumpelstilzchens)

1. Rumpelstiltskin

Declension

Declension of Rumpelstilzchen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rumpelstilzchen
genitive	eines	des	Rumpelstilzchens
dative	einem	dem	Rumpelstilzchen
accusative	ein	das	Rumpelstilzchen