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Rumpelstilzchen
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German
Etymology
Said by some to derive from an old children's game called Rumpele stilt oder der Poppart, which was mentioned in Johann Fischart's Geschichtklitterung, or Gargantua of 1577, a loose adaptation of Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel. Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁʊmpl̩ˌʃtiːlt͡sçn̩/ /ˈʁʊmpl̩ˌʃtɪlt͡sçn̩/ /-çən/
Proper noun
n
Rumpelstiltskin
Declension
n.sg