leprechaun

English

From Irish leipreachán, luprachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán, from lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *legwh) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus). See also Irish lucharachán.

leprechaun (plural leprechauns)

one of a race of Irish elves

Chinese:
Mandarin: (no exact term exists) （愛爾蘭民間傳說裡的）短妖精, （爱尔兰民间传说里的）短妖精 ([Àiěrlán mínjiān chuánshuō lǐ de] duǎn yāojing)
Czech: leprikón m, irský skřítek m
Esperanto: leprekono
Estonian: härjapõlvlane
Finnish: leprekauni
French: leprechaun (fr) m, lutin irlandais m, farfadet irlandais m
Georgian: ლეპრეკონი (leṗreḳoni)
German: Leprechaun m
Irish: leipreachán m, luprachán m, lucharachán (ga) m, lucharbán (ga) m, lucharpán (ga) m, luchargán (ga) m, luchorpán m, luchormán m, luchramán (ga) m
Middle Irish: luchrupán m, luchorpán m

Old Irish: luchorpán m
Italian: leprechaun m, leprecano m, lepricauno m, leprecauno m, gnomo irlandese m, folletto irlandese m
Japanese: レプラコーン (repurakōn)

Borrowed from English leprechaun, from Irish leipreachán, luprachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán, from lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *legwh) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus and cognate with corpo).

leprechaun m (invariable)

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