Rumpelstilzchen

German

Etymology

Said by some to derive from an old children's game called Rumpele stilt oder der Poppart, which was mentioned in Johann Fischart's Geschichtklitterung, or Gargantua of 1577, a loose adaptation of Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel. Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁʊmpl̩ʃtiːlt͡sçn̩/, /ʁʊmpl̩ʃtiːlt͡sçən/

Proper noun

Rumpelstilzchen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Rumpelstilzchens)

  1. Rumpelstiltskin

Declension

Declension of Rumpelstilzchen [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Rumpelstilzchen
genitive eines des Rumpelstilzchens
dative einem dem Rumpelstilzchen
accusative ein das Rumpelstilzchen
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