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Synonyms for leprechaun

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lep-ruh-kawn, -kon
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛp rəˌkɔn, -ˌkɒn

Définition of leprechaun

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Irish lupracan, metathesis from Old Irish luchorpan literally "a very small body," from lu "little" (from PIE *legwh- "having little weight;" see light (adj.)) + corpan, diminutive of corp "body," from Latin corpus "body" (see corporeal). Commonly spelled lubrican in 17c. English. Leithbragan is Irish folk etymology, from leith "half" + brog "brogue," because the spirit was "supposed to be always employed in making or mending a single shoe."
  • noun elf
Example sentences :
  • In a trice the Phoenix had pounced on the Leprechaun and pinned him to the ground.
  • Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd
  • A new light of respect and fear came into the Leprechaun's eyes.
  • Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd
  • The Leprechaun's fright was so genuine now that the Phoenix relented and let him go.
  • Extract from : « David and the Phoenix » by Edward Ormondroyd
  • And so you call my son a leprechaun, and he has legs like raipin' hooks!
  • Extract from : « Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories » by William Carleton
  • But there are some say "No, that is not the Amadn-na-Briona, that is the leprechaun."
  • Extract from : « Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland, Second Series » by Lady Gregory
  • The word "leprechaun" comes from two Irish words meaning "one shoe."
  • Extract from : « Shaun O'Day of Ireland » by Madeline Brandeis
  • You must not be surprised, because it is the fault of the leprechaun.
  • Extract from : « Shaun O'Day of Ireland » by Madeline Brandeis
  • But no one had been with Patch when he had seen the leprechaun.
  • Extract from : « Shaun O'Day of Ireland » by Madeline Brandeis
  • They were forced to believe that Shaun was truly in the land of the leprechaun!
  • Extract from : « Shaun O'Day of Ireland » by Madeline Brandeis
  • They are not afraid of the leprechaun when they reach the age of ten or twelve years.
  • Extract from : « Shaun O'Day of Ireland » by Madeline Brandeis

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