gobelin

common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

gobelin

From the Vulgar Latin gobelinus derived from gobalus ("domestic genius"), borrowed from the Ancient Greek κόβαλος kóbalos (imp, mischievous spirit). The Wiktionary mentions the crossing of this Greco-Latin root with the Frankish kobeholdo related to kobold with the same meaning in German.

Definitions

mythologie

Plural

gobelins

Translations

  • germangerman:Gobelin
  • englishenglish:gobelin
  • spanishspanish:duende

See also

Gobelins (pn.)