goblin
English
/ˈɡɑb.lɪn/, /ˈɡɒb.lɪn/
noun
Definitions
- One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gobelyn derived from gobelin derived from Old Dutch *kobeholdo (goblin) derived from Latin cobalus derived from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (rogue, goblin, knave).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κόβαλος
Gloss
rogue, goblin, knave
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cobalt English
- goblindom English
- gobliness English
- goblinize English
- goblinkind English
- goblinlike English
- goblinoid English
- goblinry English
- kabouter English
- shit English
- shitgoblin English
- cobalus Latin
- Kobalt German
- Kobold German
- kabouter Dutch, Flemish
- kaboutermuts Dutch, Flemish
- kobold Dutch, Flemish
- tuinkabouter Dutch, Flemish
- κόβαλος Ancient Greek
- ゴブリン Japanese
- gobelin Polish
- gobelyn Middle English
- koboldo Esperanto
- kove Middle Dutch
- kobe Middle High German
- *kobeholdo Old Dutch
- 哥布林 Chinese
- gobelin ONF.