follet
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
follet m (plural follets)
- (folklore) sprite, goblin
- Synonym: millet
- 1981, Jaume Sisa (lyrics and music), “Nit de Sant Joan”:
- Follet de la nit, rei de l'enganyifa / Cada any per Sant Joan ens fa una visita / Adormo els infants i faig que somniïn
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- dust devil
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “follet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Etymology edit
From folle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
follet m (plural follets)
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
follet (feminine follette, masculine plural follets, feminine plural follettes)
Further reading edit
- “follet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.