Meanings
proper noun
alternative 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Tom Tit Tot
Origin
From German Rumpelstilzchen; Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Repelsteeltjie, Repelsteeltjie
- Repelsteeltjiethe fairy tale
- Repelsteeltjiethe fictional dwarf
Chinese Mandarin 名字古怪的小矮人兒 /名字古怪的小矮人儿, 龍佩爾施迪爾欽 /龙佩尔施迪尔钦
- 名字古怪的小矮人兒 /名字古怪的小矮人儿 (Míngzì gǔguài de xiǎo ǎirénr)the fairy tale
- 龍佩爾施迪爾欽 /龙佩尔施迪尔钦 (Lóngpèi'ěrshīdí'ěrqīn)the fictional dwarf
- 侏儒妖 (Zhūrúyāo)the fictional dwarf
- 侏儒怪 (Zhūrúguài)the fictional dwarf
Czech Rampelník, Rumplcimprcampr
- Rampelníkthe fairy tale
- Rumplcimprcamprthe fictional dwarf
- Rampelníkthe fictional dwarf
Danish Rumleskaft, Rumleskaft
- Rumleskaftthe fairy tale
- Rumleskaftthe fictional dwarf
Dutch Repelsteeltje, Repelsteeltje
- Repelsteeltjethe fairy tale
- Repelsteeltjethe fictional dwarf
Finnish Tittelintuure, Rompanruoja
- Tittelintuurethe fairy tale
- Rompanruojathe fairy tale
- Hopskukkelithe fairy tale
- Tittelintuurethe fictional dwarf
- Rompanruojathe fictional dwarf
- Hopskukkelithe fictional dwarf
French Grigrigredinmenufretin, Nain Tracassin
- Grigrigredinmenufretinthe fairy tale
- Nain Tracassinthe fairy tale
- Grigrigredinmenufretinthe fictional dwarf
- Barbichuthe fictional dwarf
- Broumpristochethe fictional dwarf
- Outroupistachethe fictional dwarf
- Perlimpinpinthe fictional dwarf
- Tracassinthe fictional dwarf
German Rumpelstilzchen, Rumpelstilzchen
- Rumpelstilzchenthe fairy tale
- Rumpelstilzchenthe fictional dwarf
Greek Ρουμπελστίλτσκιν, Ρουμπελστίλτσκιν
- Ρουμπελστίλτσκιν (Roumpelstíltskin)the fairy tale
- Ρουμπελστίλτσκιν (Roumpelstíltskin)the fictional dwarf
Hungarian Tűzmanócska
- Tűzmanócskathe fairy tale
Italian Tremotino, Tremotino
- Tremotinothe fairy tale
- Tremotinothe fictional dwarf
Japanese ルンペルシュティルツキン, ルンペルシュティルツキン
- ルンペルシュティルツキン (Runperushutirutsukin)the fairy tale
- ルンペルシュティルツキン (Runperushutirutsukin)the fictional dwarf
Korean 룸펠슈틸츠헨, 룸펠슈틸츠헨
- 룸펠슈틸츠헨 (Rumpelsyutilcheuhen)the fairy tale
- 룸펠슈틸츠헨 (Rumpelsyutilcheuhen)the fictional dwarf
Norwegian Bokmål Rumleskaft, Rumleskaft
- Rumleskaftthe fairy tale
- Rumleskaftthe fictional dwarf
Polish Hałasik, Titelitury
- Hałasikthe fairy tale
- Titeliturythe fictional dwarf
- Rumpelsztykthe fictional dwarf
- Hałasikthe fictional dwarf
- Rupiec-Kopećthe fictional dwarf
Portuguese Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstilzchen
- Rumpelstiltskinthe fairy tale
- Rumpelstilzchenthe fairy tale
- Rumpelstichenthe fairy tale
- Rumpelstiltskinthe fictional dwarf
- Rumpelstilzchenthe fictional dwarf
- Rumpelstichenthe fictional dwarf
Russian Румпельшти́льцхен, Румпельшти́льцхен
- Румпельшти́льцхен (Rumpelʹštílʹcxen)the fairy tale
- Румпельшти́льцхен (Rumpelʹštílʹcxen)the fictional dwarf
Slovak Martinko Klingáč
- Martinko Klingáčthe fictional dwarf
Ukrainian Румпельштільцхен, Румпельштільцхен
- Румпельштільцхен (Rumpelʹštilʹcxen)the fairy tale
- Румпельштільцхен (Rumpelʹštilʹcxen)the fictional dwarf
Cite this entry
APA
Rumpelstiltskin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rumpelstiltskin
MLA
“Rumpelstiltskin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rumpelstiltskin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rumpelstiltskin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rumpelstiltskin.
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