Rumpelstiltskin
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Rumpelstiltskin
- /ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn/
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From German Rumpelstilzchen; Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.
proper noun Rumplestiltskin
- A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
- The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
Similar: Tom Tit Tot
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proper noun
Similar: Tom Tit Tot
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name the fairy tale
| 한국어 | 룸펠슈틸츠헨 Rumpelsyutilcheuhen |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ルンペルシュティルツキン Runperushutirutsukin |
| 中文 | 名字古怪的小矮人兒 /名字古怪的小矮人儿 Míngzì gǔguài de xiǎo ǎirénr |
| Português | Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstilzchen, Rumpelstichen |
| Français | Grigrigredinmenufretin, Nain Tracassin |
| Deutsch | Rumpelstilzchen |
| Italiano | Tremotino |
| Ελληνικά | Ρουμπελστίλτσκιν Roumpelstíltskin |
| Русский | Румпельшти́льцхен Rumpelʹštílʹcxen |
name the fictional dwarf
| 한국어 | 룸펠슈틸츠헨 Rumpelsyutilcheuhen |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ルンペルシュティルツキン Runperushutirutsukin |
| 中文 | 龍佩爾施迪爾欽 /龙佩尔施迪尔钦 Lóngpèi'ěrshīdí'ěrqīn, 侏儒妖 Zhūrúyāo, 侏儒怪 Zhūrúguài |
| Português | Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstilzchen, Rumpelstichen |
| Français | Grigrigredinmenufretin, Barbichu, Broumpristoche, Outroupistache, Perlimpinpin, Tracassin |
| Deutsch | Rumpelstilzchen |
| Italiano | Tremotino |
| Ελληνικά | Ρουμπελστίλτσκιν Roumpelstíltskin |
| Русский | Румпельшти́льцхен Rumpelʹštílʹcxen |
Talk about this word "Rumpelstiltskin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rumpelstiltskin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Rumpelstiltskin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rumpelstiltskin "Rumpelstiltskin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rumpelstiltskin.Cite this
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title = {Rumpelstiltskin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rumpelstiltskin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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