Klabautermann

klabautermann English Etymology en :bor de:Klabautermann + 1 Noun ? A water sprite (or nix) who assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic Sea in their duties. Translations Finnish: fi klabautermann German: de Klabautermann m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb klabautermann m Nynorsk: nn klabautermann m en Folklore Mythological creatures en Mythological creatures German de: Etymology de nds-de. Without doubt related, either originally or secondarily, to de nl kabouter kabouter(man). Further etymology unsettled. Several roots seem to have influenced the word phonetically and semantically, it being difficult to determine the oldest form. Assumed influences include: de dum cobbout goblin, cognate of de Kobold. de nds klattern klatern, klattern, cognate of de klettern to climb. Compare the attested Low German nds klâtermænneken n. The verbs de kalfatern to caulk and de klabastern to knock, to rumble (compare Low German nds klabastern). Pronunciation de /klaˈbaʊ̯tɐˌman/ de De-Klabautermann.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s,^er ^chen de nautical Klabautermann a two-faced goblin believed to be both helpful and inauspicious to a ship's crew Declension m,(e)s,^er Further reading de Folklore Fantasy