Heinzelmännchen

German

Heinzelmännchenbrunnen, Cologne

Etymology

From Heinzel +‎ Männchen, diminutive of Heinz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯nt͡sl̩ˌmɛnçən/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

brownie (fairy)
Hypernyms: Kobold, Hausgeist

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Heinzelmännchen” in Duden online
“Heinzelmännchen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Heinzelmännchen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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