follet

Catalan

Etymology

From foll +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [fuˈʎe̞t]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [foˈʎət]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [fuˈʎɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [foˈʎet]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

follet m (plural follets)

1. (folklore) sprite, goblin

   Synonym: millet

   • 1981, Jaume Sisa, “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)

2. dust devil

Derived terms

• foc follet
• follet fressós
• tauró follet

Further reading

• “follet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Etymology

From folle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ.lɛ/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

follet m (plural follets)

1. (archaic) sprite, goblin

Derived terms

• feu follet

Adjective

follet (feminine follette, masculine plural follets, feminine plural follettes)

1. scatterbrained
2. manic, irregular

Further reading

• “follet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012