golem

See also: Golem, gólem, and gòlem

English

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם‎ (gólem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɒləm/, /ˈɡoʊləm/

Noun

golem (plural golems)

  1. (mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
  2. (by extension, fantasy) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם‎ (gólem).

Noun

golem (plural golems)

  1. (biblical) a formless mass; embrio
  2. (mythology) golem; a creature made from mud and clay and brought to life through magic
  3. an inept or helpless person

Czech

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם‎ (gólem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡolɛm]
  • Rhymes: -olɛm

Noun

golem m

  1. golem (creature from clay)

Further reading
  • golem in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • golem in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɛm/

Noun

golem

  1. instrumental singular of gol

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golěmъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡǒlem/
  • Hyphenation: go‧lem

Adjective

gòlem (definite gòlemī, Cyrillic spelling го̀лем)

  1. huge, giant, mammoth
    • 1995, “Problem nezaposljenosti u informacijsko doba”, in Zbornik Pravnog Fakulteta u Zagrebu, volume 45, number 1, page 5:
      O znanstveno-tehnološkoj revoluciji i utjecaju ovog vrlo aktualnog procesa na ljudsko društvo publiciran je golem broj radova.
      About the information-technological revolution and the influence of this very contemporary process on human society there has been published a gigantic amount of works.

Declension
indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative golem golema golemo
genitive golema goleme golema
dative golemu golemoj golemu
accusative inanimate
animate		 golem
golema		 golemu golemo
vocative golem golema golemo
locative golemu golemoj golemu
instrumental golemim golemom golemim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative golemi goleme golema
genitive golemih golemih golemih
dative golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
accusative goleme goleme golema
vocative golemi goleme golema
locative golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
instrumental golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative golemi golema golemo
genitive golemog(a) goleme golemog(a)
dative golemom(u/e) golemoj golemom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate		 golemi
golemog(a)		 golemu golemo
vocative golemi golema golemo
locative golemom(e/u) golemoj golemom(e/u)
instrumental golemim golemom golemim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative golemi goleme golema
genitive golemih golemih golemih
dative golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
accusative goleme goleme golema
vocative golemi goleme golema
locative golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
instrumental golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם‎ (gólem).

Noun

golem m (plural golems)

  1. (mythology) golem
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