- Luchorpan
- See Leprechaun.
Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . John Keegan. 2014.
Luchorpan
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Leprechaun — Infobox Paranormalcreatures Creature Name = Leprechaun Image Caption = A modern stereotypical depiction of a Leprechaun of the type popularised in the 20th century. Grouping = Mythological creature Fairy Possibilities = AKA = Country = Ireland… … Wikipedia
Лепрекон — Лепрекон … Википедия
leprechaun — /lep reuh kawn , kon /, n. Irish Folklore. 1. a dwarf or sprite. 2. a conventionalized literary representation of this figure as a little old man who will reveal the location of a hidden crock of gold to anyone who catches him. [1595 1605; < Ir… … Universalium
Leprechaun — Typische Darstellung eines Leprechaun in grüner Kleidung und mit rotem Haar. Leprechaun [ˈlɛprəkɔːn] ist ein Wesen aus der irischen Mythologie und gehört zu den Naturgeistern, das oft in Verbindung mit dem verborgenen Gold am Ende des Regenbogens … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leprechaun — Dibujo de un leprechaun. Tipo Criatura feérica Criatura mitológica Mitología Mitología irl … Wikipedia Español
leprechaum — En el folclor irlandés, un ser feérico (ver hada) con la forma de un anciano diminuto que usaba un tricornio y un mandil de cuero. Solitarios por naturaleza, vivían en lugares remotos y trabajaban como zapateros. Se creía que cada uno de ellos… … Enciclopedia Universal
leprechaun — lep|re|chaun [ˈleprıko:n US ka:n, ko:n] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Irish Gaelic; Origin: leipreachan, from Middle Irish luchorpan small body ] an imaginary creature in the form of a little old man, in old Irish stories … Dictionary of contemporary English
leprechaun — [17] Leprechaun means literally ‘little body’. It comes from an Irish compound noun made up of the adjective lu ‘little’ and corp ‘body’ (a borrowing from Latin corpus). Its original Old Irish form was luchorpán, and in modern Irish this became… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
leprechaun — c.1600, from Ir. lupracan, metathesis from O.Ir. luchorpan lit. a very small body, from lu little (from PIE *legwh having little weight; see LIGHT (Cf. light) (adj.)) + corpan, dim. of corp body, from L. corpus body … Etymology dictionary
leprechaun — [ lɛprəkɔ:n] noun (in Irish folklore) a small, mischievous sprite. Origin C17: from Ir. leipreachán, based on Old Ir. luchorpán, from lu small + corp body … English new terms dictionary
