laminak
laminak noun: a kind of fairy in Basque mythology, related to the Little People in Celtic lore.
Noun
laminak (plural laminaks or laminak)
- A kind of fairy in Basque mythology, related to the Little People in Celtic lore.
- Basque folklore is full of references to a type of creature called the lamiñak, who, as we have seen, are the female counterparts of the cromlech-building Maide.1989, The Journal of Indo-European Studies, volume 17, page 282
- She smiled, remembering the Basque story Zak had told her about the laminaks — little people who live in caves in the mountains and come into the house during the night, […]1991, Patricia Edwards, Sweet Promised Land, page 233
Forms of laminak
| plural | laminaks |
|---|---|
| plural | laminak |
| alternative form | amilamiak |
| alternative form | lamiak |
| alternative form | lamiñak |
Origin of laminak
Basque.
Questions about laminak
- What does laminak mean?
- Laminak means a kind of fairy in Basque mythology, related to the Little People in Celtic lore.
- What part of speech is laminak?
- Laminak is a noun.
- What is the plural of laminak?
- The plural of laminak is laminaks.
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