kabouter

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (gnome).

Noun

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kabouter (plural kabouters)

  1. (Dutch folklore) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.

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Dutch

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Drie weinig harmonieuze kabouters. — Three not particularly harmonious gnomes.

Etymology

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Possibly already from Middle Dutch. Equivalent to a compound of koof (from Middle Dutch kove, from Old Dutch *kovo, from Proto-Germanic *kubô (hut, shed)) and a less certain second element that might be hou (friendly, favorable disposition). Related to German Kobold.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkaːˈbɑu̯.tər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bou‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯tər

Noun

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kabouter m (plural kabouters, diminutive kaboutertje n)

  1. (fiction, folklore) a (now usually benevolent) tiny folkloric bearded man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms or trees, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or brownie
  2. (scouting) a very young female member of the scout movement

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: kabouter