golem

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊ.ləm/, /ˈɡɒl.əm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoʊ.ləm/, /ˈɡɑl.əm/
• Rhymes: -əʊləm, -ɒləm

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.

• tulpa
• shikigami

• golem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Gomel, glome

From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

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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

Derived from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡolɛm]
• Rhymes: -olɛm

golem m anim

1. golem (creature from clay)

• “golem”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “golem”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Ultimately from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoː.ləm/, /ˈɣoː.ləm/, (less common) /ˈɡoː.lɛm/

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• Hyphenation: go‧lem

golem m (plural golems, diminutive golempje n)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɛm/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɛm
• Syllabification: go‧lem

Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

golem m pers

1. (mythology) golem (creature)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

golem

1. instrumental singular of gol

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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golěmъ.

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

gòlem (Cyrillic spelling го̀лем, definite gòlemī)

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.

Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

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

golem m (plural golems)

1. (mythology) golem