kabouter

See also: Kabouter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”).

Noun

kabouter (plural kabouters)

(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.

Anagrams

break out, breakout, outbrake, outbreak

Dutch

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

Etymology

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

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

Noun

kabouter m (plural kabouters, diminutive kaboutertje n)

(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.
(scouting) a very young female member of the scout movement.

Synonyms

dwerg
gnoom

Derived terms

boskabouter
Kabouter
kabouterdorp
kaboutermuts
tuinkabouter
David de Kabouter
Kabouter Buttplug
Kabouter Plop

Descendants

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