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goblin
English
Etymology
From Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin (compare Norman goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”) (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /???b.l?n/
- (UK) IPA(key): /???b.l?n/
- Homophone: GOBLin
Noun
goblin (plural goblins)
- One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.
- c. 1620, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):
- From y? hagg & hungry Goblin,
y? into raggs would rend yee,
& y? spirit y? stand’s by y? naked man,
in y? booke of moones defend yee
- From y? hagg & hungry Goblin,
- 1872, George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin, page 50,
- " […] If he had struck a stroke more to the side just here," said the goblin, tapping the very stone, as it seemed to Curdie, against which his head lay, "he would have been through; but he's a couple of yards past it now, and if he follow the lode it will be a week before it leads him in. […] "
- 2006, Charlotte Bishop, Norty: The Chosen Ones, page 187,
- At last the goblins had a chance to rid themselves of one of the troublesome defenders, and two goblin warriors snatched the opportunity.
- 2010, Thom L. Nichols, War: Return of the Elves, Part 1, page 37,
- The goblin shifted the two younger ones closer to him. It looked like he was hiding behind them, using them as a shield.
- The goblin looked pure evil. His eyes were brown.
- 2010, D. S. Macleod, The Middle Times: Rise of the Goblin King, page 229,
- I shall send another entourage of goblins back here to Desput with the goblins’ new ally the Pixy! These creatures deserve the same respect as any other goblin.
- c. 1620, anonymous, “Tom o’ Bedlam’s Song” in Giles Earle his Booke (British Museum, Additional MSS. 24, 665):
Synonyms
- hobgoblin; bug, buggard, bugbear, bog, bogey, bogy, bogie, boggard, boggart, baggard, bogle, boggle, bugaboo, bug-a-boo; elf, kobold, sprite, fairy, fay, fey, fae, faerie, puck, hob (sometimes distinguished, especially in fantasy literature)
- See also Thesaurus:goblin
Derived terms
- gobbo
- goblette
- goblin shark
- goblin spider (family Oonopidae)
Translations
Anagrams
- Boglin, Boling, globin, lobing
Polish
Etymology
From English goblin, from Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???b.l?in/
Noun
goblin m anim
- goblin
Declension
Further reading
- goblin in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- goblin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
goblin m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- goblin
Declension
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specter
English
Alternative forms
- spectre (Commonwealth English)
Etymology
From French spectre, from Latin spectrum (“appearance, apparition”). Doublet of spectrum.
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: sp?k?t?r, IPA(key): /?sp?kt?/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sp?k?t?, IPA(key): /?sp?kt?/
- Rhymes: -?kt?(?)
Noun
specter (plural specters) (American spelling)
- A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
- (figuratively) A threatening mental image. [from 18th c.]
- 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Samuel Moore (translator)The Communist Manifesto
- A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this specter: Pope and Tsar, Metternich and Guizot, French Radicals and German police-spies.
- 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Samuel Moore (translator)The Communist Manifesto
- (entomology) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:ghost
Related terms
- spectral
- specter bat
- specter candle
- specter shrimp
Translations
Anagrams
- Sceptre, recepts, respect, scepter, sceptre, spectre
Latin
Verb
specter
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of spect?
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