schtroumpf

French

Etymology

Coined by Peyo, possibly from German Strumpf (“stocking, sock”), not semantically related, but peculiar and “funny sounding” to the French ear because of the unfamiliar combinations of consonants. See also smurf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃtʁumf/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

schtroumpf m (plural schtroumpfs)

(comics, fictional character) smurf

Adjective

schtroumpf (feminine singular schtroumpfe, masculine plural schtroumpfs, feminine plural schtroumpfes)

smurfy

Derived terms

schtroumpfage
schtroumpfer

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