Leprechaun Definition

lĕprĭ-kŏn, -kôn
leprechauns
noun
A fairy in the form of a little old man who can reveal a buried crock of gold to anyone who catches him.
Webster's New World
In Irish folklore, a mischievous elflike creature or fairy who grants wishes or reveals the location of hidden treasure when captured.
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Noun

Singular:
leprechaun
Plural:
leprechauns

Origin of Leprechaun

  • Irish Gaelic luprachán alteration of Middle Irish luchrupán from Old Irish luchorpán luchorp (lú- small legwh- in Indo-European roots) (corp body) (from Latin corpus kwrep- in Indo-European roots) -án diminutive suff

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Irish leipreachán, luprachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán, from lú- “small" (Proto-Indo-European *legwh) + corp “body", from Latin corpus

    From Wiktionary

Leprechaun Sentence Examples

  • If you want to be a leprechaun out of the traditional tales, Buy Costumes also has a leprechaun costume with a scary mask included, guaranteed to induce nightmares.

  • In Ireland, on a summer's morn, I saw a tiny leprechaun.

  • Alternatively, use fondant to create a rainbow that goes up and over a tiered cake, with a leprechaun made of sculpting fondant or modeling chocolate sitting on one of the middle tiers below.

  • The leprechaun is designed to make the wearer appear shorter than he or she really is, so you will see through the mesh opening in a shamrock on the hat if you wear this costume.

  • Just like the legendary leprechaun, they're small!

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