golem

See also: gołem and gólem

English

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Pronunciation

Noun

golem (plural golems)

  1. (mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
  2. (by extension, fantasy) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Pronunciation
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Noun

golem (plural golems)

  1. (biblical) a formless mass; embrio
  2. (mythology) golem; a creature made from mud and clay and brought to life through magic
  3. an inept or helpless person

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡolɛm]
  • Rhymes: -olɛm

Noun

golem m anim

  1. golem (creature from clay)

Declension
Declension of golem (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative golem golemové
genitive golema golemů
dative golemovi, golemu golemům
accusative golema golemy
vocative goleme golemové
locative golemovi, golemu golemech
instrumental golemem golemy

Further reading
  • golem in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • golem in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡoː.ləm/, /ˈɣoː.ləm/, (less common) /ˈɡoː.lɛm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: go‧lem

Noun

golem m (plural golems, diminutive golempje n)

  1. (folklore, fiction) A golem, a clay automaton. [from 18th c.]

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɛm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlɛm
  • Syllabification: go‧lem

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Noun

golem m pers

  1. (mythology) golem (creature)
Declension
Declension of golem
singular plural
nominative golem golemy
genitive golema golemów
dative golemowi golemom
accusative golema golemy/golemów
instrumental golemem golemami
locative golemie golemach
vocative golemie golemy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

golem

  1. instrumental singular of gol

Further reading
  • golem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • golem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian
FWOTD – 8 February 2021

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golěmъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡǒlem/
  • Hyphenation: go‧lem

Adjective

gòlem (definite gòlemī, Cyrillic spelling го̀лем)

  1. huge, giant, mammoth
    Synonyms: ogroman, gigantski, divovski
    • 1995, “Problem nezaposljenosti u informacijsko doba”, in Zbornik Pravnog Fakulteta u Zagrebu, volume 45, number 1, page 5:
      O znanstveno-tehnološkoj revoluciji i utjecaju ovog vrlo aktualnog procesa na ljudsko društvo publiciran je golem broj radova.
      An enormous number of works on the information-technological revolution and the influence of this very contemporary process on human society have been published.

Declension
indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative golem golema golemo
genitive golema goleme golema
dative golemu golemoj golemu
accusative inanimate
animate		 golem
golema		 golemu golemo
vocative golem golema golemo
locative golemu golemoj golemu
instrumental golemim golemom golemim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative golemi goleme golema
genitive golemih golemih golemih
dative golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
accusative goleme goleme golema
vocative golemi goleme golema
locative golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
instrumental golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative golemi golema golemo
genitive golemog(a) goleme golemog(a)
dative golemom(u/e) golemoj golemom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate		 golemi
golemog(a)		 golemu golemo
vocative golemi golema golemo
locative golemom(e/u) golemoj golemom(e/u)
instrumental golemim golemom golemim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative golemi goleme golema
genitive golemih golemih golemih
dative golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
accusative goleme goleme golema
vocative golemi goleme golema
locative golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)
instrumental golemim(a) golemim(a) golemim(a)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡoˈlem/ [ɡoˈlẽm]
  • Rhymes: -em
  • Syllabification: go‧lem

Noun

golem m (plural golems)

  1. (mythology) golem
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