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Definition of leprechaun in English: leprechaunnoun ˈlɛprəkɔːn (in Irish folklore) a small, mischievous sprite. （爱尔兰民间传说）调皮小精灵 Example sentencesExamples - In fact, all I knew about Celtic folklore consisted of one silly story about a leprechaun.
- They are taught that fairies and leprechauns don't exist.
- She has inherited the leprechauns ' memories.
- I could fall face first into a herd of leprechauns and not notice.
- There have always been myths about small people - Ireland has its leprechauns and Australia has the Yowies.
- He loves the whole idea of leprechauns and the magic and myths of Ireland.
- The laminak were female sprites, similar to leprechauns, who could wield either a helpful or harmful influence.
- To her way of thinking, leprechauns are a part of the soul of Ireland, not to be found in any other country.
- It means otherworldly stuff, like leprechauns and so on.
- The book is based on the story of a crafty 12-year-old Irish boy who is immersed in a world of fairies, leprechauns and gnomes.
- If it involves leprechauns or mole people, we don't want to hear it.
- The small nocturnal visitors of the middle Ages were known as fairies, leprechauns, elves, or gnomes - the little people.
- You are likely to see queens, princesses, leprechauns, angels, devils and a mixture of all sorts.
- Lucy was a leprechaun, born to laugh and dance, play pranks and sing.
- If people want to believe in tooth fairies, or leprechauns, or hobgoblins, or taniwha, or whatever, it is their right to do that.
- Menehunes are small people, rather like Irish leprechauns.
- Is it a path made by the goddess Iris between Earth and Heaven, or a leprechaun's secret hiding place for his pot of gold?
- And tomorrow the sky will be pink and filled with flying leprechauns and fairies.
- Do you believe in goblins, elves and leprechauns?
- We saw a pixie and a leprechaun eating together.
Synonyms pixie, goblin, elf, sprite, fairy, gnome, imp, brownie, puck, devil (leprechauns), the little people
OriginEarly 17th century: from Irish leipreachán, based on Old Irish luchorpán, from lu 'small' + corp 'body'. The name of the small, mischievous sprite of Irish folklore is based on old Irish words meaning ‘small body’. The spelling of Irish has always been a mystery to the uninitiated: when the leprechaun first appeared in English literature in the 17th century, it was named lubrican; the modern form dates from the 19th century.
Definition of leprechaun in US English: leprechaunnoun (in Irish folklore) a small, mischievous sprite. （爱尔兰民间传说）调皮小精灵 Example sentencesExamples - I could fall face first into a herd of leprechauns and not notice.
- The book is based on the story of a crafty 12-year-old Irish boy who is immersed in a world of fairies, leprechauns and gnomes.
- The small nocturnal visitors of the middle Ages were known as fairies, leprechauns, elves, or gnomes - the little people.
- In fact, all I knew about Celtic folklore consisted of one silly story about a leprechaun.
- He loves the whole idea of leprechauns and the magic and myths of Ireland.
- There have always been myths about small people - Ireland has its leprechauns and Australia has the Yowies.
- To her way of thinking, leprechauns are a part of the soul of Ireland, not to be found in any other country.
- It means otherworldly stuff, like leprechauns and so on.
- Do you believe in goblins, elves and leprechauns?
- If it involves leprechauns or mole people, we don't want to hear it.
- You are likely to see queens, princesses, leprechauns, angels, devils and a mixture of all sorts.
- Lucy was a leprechaun, born to laugh and dance, play pranks and sing.
- They are taught that fairies and leprechauns don't exist.
- Menehunes are small people, rather like Irish leprechauns.
- If people want to believe in tooth fairies, or leprechauns, or hobgoblins, or taniwha, or whatever, it is their right to do that.
- She has inherited the leprechauns ' memories.
- We saw a pixie and a leprechaun eating together.
- The laminak were female sprites, similar to leprechauns, who could wield either a helpful or harmful influence.
- Is it a path made by the goddess Iris between Earth and Heaven, or a leprechaun's secret hiding place for his pot of gold?
- And tomorrow the sky will be pink and filled with flying leprechauns and fairies.
Synonyms pixie, goblin, elf, sprite, fairy, gnome, imp, brownie, puck, devil
OriginEarly 17th century: from Irish leipreachán, based on Old Irish luchorpán, from lu ‘small’ + corp ‘body’. |