Klabautermann

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noun

A water sprite (or nix) who assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic Sea in their duties.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

noun
  1. A water sprite (or nix) who assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic Sea in their duties.

Origin

  1. GermanKlabautermann
  2. GermanKlabautermann
  3. EnglishKlabautermann

Borrowed from German Klabautermann.

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Translations

Finnish klabautermann
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German Klabautermann
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Norwegian Bokmål klabautermann
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Cite this entry
APA

Klabautermann. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klabautermann

MLA

“Klabautermann.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klabautermann. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Klabautermann,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klabautermann.

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