see|Hobbit|hòbbit
English
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Etymology
Coined by w:J. R. R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien in 1937. Ostensibly from OE. term|holbytla||hole-builder.

Noun
en-noun

1. A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in the novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, said to be from two to four feet in height.
2. by extension A member of any race of small humans or hominids.

#* 2007 September 20, Christopher Joyce, �Case Grows for �Hobbit� as Human Ancestor�, All Things Considered, National Public Radio,
#*: Although partial remains of other Hobbits have surfaced at the same site, they say it could have been an isolated colony of inbred people who shared the same genetic abnormalities.
#*: But Matthew Tocheri says he thinks the Hobbit is an ancient ancestor and the ultimate survivor.

Translations
trans-top|fictional small humanoid creature
Breton: hobbit
Bulgarian: �оби� m
Catalan: hòbbit m
Croatian: hobit m
Dutch: hobbit m
Finnish: hobitti
French: hobbit m
German: Hobbit m
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Hebrew: t|he|×�×�×�×�×�|m|alt×�Ö½×�Ö¹×�Ö´Ö¼×�×�|trhóbbit|sc=Hebr
Italian: t|it|hobbit|m
Japanese: ���� (hobitto)
Norwegian: #Norwegian|hobbit m
Portuguese: hobbit m
Russian: �обби� m
Spanish: #Spanish|hobbit m
Swedish: hobbit c (in �The Hobbit�), hob c (in �The Lord of the Rings�)
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See also
halfling

Category:Tolkien's Middle-earth

Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-m1|hobbit

1. #English|hobbit

Spanish

Noun
es-noun-m

1. hobbit#English|hobbit

References
pedialite|lang=es

ru:hobbit
vi:hobbit

• 2007-11-26 07:06 - Ruakh - /* Noun */ +sense illustrated by quotation

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