Wichtel

German

Etymology

Wicht (“little creature, kobold”) +‎ -el (“diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wichtel m (strong, genitive Wichtels, plural Wichtel)

(folklore, fantasy) A gnome, dwarf (small industrious creature, often looking like an old man)
Synonym: Heinzelmännchen
A secret Santa (person who gives one an anonymous gift)

Declension

Declension of Wichtel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wichtel	die	Wichtel
genitive	eines	des	Wichtels	der	Wichtel
dative	einem	dem	Wichtel	den	Wichteln
accusative	einen	den	Wichtel	die	Wichtel

Derived terms

Weihnachtswichtel
wichteln

Further reading

“Wichtel” in Duden online
“Wichtel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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