goblin

gob·lin  (gbln)

n.

A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil.

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[Middle English gobelin, from Norman French *gobelin, name of a ghost that supposedly haunted the town of Évreux in the 12th century.]

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goblin [ˈgɒblɪn]

n

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) (in folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature, regarded as malevolent towards human beings

[from Old French, from Middle High German kobolt; compare cobalt]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

goblin - (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings hob, hobgoblin folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm

Translations

goblin [ˈgɒblɪn] N → duende m, trasgo m

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goblin [ˈgɒblɪn] n → lutin m

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goblin

n → Kobold m

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goblin [ˈgɒblɪn] n → folletto

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goblin [ˈgɒblɪn] n → folletto

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goblin

n goblin [ˈgoblin]

a mischievous, ugly spirit a frightening fairy-story about goblins. kabouter, gnoom, spook عِفْريت قَبيح المنظَر таласъм skřítek nisse; trold der Kobold καλικάντζαρος duende, trasgo paharet روح خبیث peikko lutin שֵׁד निशाचर, बैताल, पिशाच zloduh, vilenjak gonosz szellem setan (svart)álfur, púki spiritello maligno 鬼 (추한 모습으로 사람을 괴롭힌다고 하는) 마귀 aitvaras, kaukas rūķis; velniņš goblin kwelgeest nisse, troll chochlik duende spi­ri­duş домовой škriatok škrat goblin troll, svartalf ปีศาจ gulyabanî 醜妖精 гоблін عفریت yêu tinh 小妖精, 顽皮的丑小鬼