Kobold

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German kobe (“shed, sty”) (modern Koben) + *holt (“goblin”), from hold (“friendly, gracious”), a euphemistic way of referring to the mischievous beings, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz (“inclined, favorable”). Related to Dutch kabouter. Typologically compare with English the good folk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoːbɔlt/ === Noun === Kobold m (strong, genitive Koboldes or Kobolds, plural Kobolde) kobold, goblin ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Koboldhai ==== Related terms ==== Klabautermann Kobalt === Further reading === “Kobold” in Duden online “Kobold”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)