fabelwezen
Dutch
Etymology
From fabel (“fable”) + wezen (“creature”), calque of German Fabelwesen. First attested in the late eighteenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaː.bəlˌʋeː.zən/
- Hyphenation: fa‧bel‧we‧zen
Noun
fabelwezen n (plural fabelwezens, diminutive fabelwezentje n)
- mythical, legendary or otherwise imaginary creature
- 1786, J. G. Herder, De geest der Hebreeuwsche poëzy, vol. 3, page 28.}}
- Men herleeze Bocharts (e) zesde boek, over de verdichte dieren, en men herinnere zig de menigvuldige Fabel-wezens in de Oosterſche vertellingen.
- One should reread Bochart's (e) sixth book, about the fictional animals, and one should remember the manifold mythical creatures in the Oriental stories.
- 1786, J. G. Herder, De geest der Hebreeuwsche poëzy, vol. 3, page 28.}}
Hyponyms
- fabeldier