leprechaun
English
Etymology
From Irish leipreachán, luprachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán, from lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *legwh) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus). See also Irish lucharachán.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn/
Noun
leprechaun (plural leprechauns)
- (Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
- 1888, William Butler Yeats, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales:
- Do you not catch the tiny clamour,
Busy click of an elfin hammer,
Voice of the leprechaun singing shrill,
As he merrily plies his trade?
- Do you not catch the tiny clamour,
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Derived terms
Terms derived from leprechaun
Translations
one of a race of Irish elves
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Italian
Alternative forms
- leprecano, lepricauno, leprecauno (adapted forms)
Etymology
Borrowed from English leprechaun, from Irish leipreachán, luprachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán, from lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *legwh) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus and cognate with corpo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.pre.kon/, /ˈlɛ.pri.kon/
Noun
leprechaun m (invariable)
- (Irish folklore) leprechaun
Derived terms
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