Rumpelstiltskin
/ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn/
Rumpelstiltskin proper noun: a fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
Proper noun
Rumpelstiltskin
- A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
- The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.
Rumpelstiltskin meaning in Marathi
Rumpelstiltskin in Marathi
- the fairy tale
- रम्पेलस्टिल्टस्किन rampelasṭilṭaskin
- the fictional dwarf
- रम्पेलस्टिल्टस्किन rampelasṭilṭaskin
Synonyms of Rumpelstiltskin
- Tom Tit Tot
Forms of Rumpelstiltskin
| alternative form | Rumplestiltskin |
|---|
Origin of Rumpelstiltskin
From German Rumpelstilzchen; Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.
Words formed from Rumpelstiltskin
Questions about Rumpelstiltskin
- What does Rumpelstiltskin mean?
- Rumpelstiltskin means a fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
- What is Rumpelstiltskin in Marathi?
- Rumpelstiltskin in Marathi is रम्पेलस्टिल्टस्किन (rampelasṭilṭaskin). See Rumpelstiltskin meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Rumpelstiltskin?
- Rumpelstiltskin is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Rumpelstiltskin?
- Rumpelstiltskin is pronounced /ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn/.
Words near Rumpelstiltskin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Rumpelstiltskin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rumpelstiltskin.wav.
Cite this entry: “Rumpelstiltskin.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/rumpelstiltskin. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.