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kobold in Portuguese

kobold in Portuguese is diabrete — kobold means in German folklore, a spirit, either kind or spiteful, that can take the shape of an object or a person, often a child.

kobold in Portuguese

diabrete
noun
(German mythology) An ambivalent, sometimes vindictive, spirit that is capable of materialising as an object or human, often a child; a sprite.

What does "kobold" mean?

  1. noun In German folklore, a spirit, either kind or spiteful, that can take the shape of an object or a person, often a child.
  2. noun A playful elf-like creature that sometimes looks after a particular home or family.
    "Among the nonhuman creatures that peopled rural Europe in the Middle Ages — the fairies, elves, dwarfs, trolls, and kobolds — there were beneficent female spirits who patronized those households that treated them well."
  3. noun A member of a small, usually ill-natured race of beings, often looking somewhat reptilian or dog-like.
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  • Among the nonhuman creatures that peopled rural Europe in the Middle Ages — the fairies, elves, dwarfs, trolls, and kobolds — there were beneficent female spirits who patronized those households that treated them well.

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What is "kobold" in Portuguese?
"kobold" in Portuguese is diabrete. kobold means: In German folklore, a spirit, either kind or spiteful, that can take the shape of an object or a person, often a child.
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