Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knocking spirit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: knock-ing spir-it
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"When he was asked if he knew the Kobolds and Knocking-Spirits (Polter Geister), he answered, "What have these to do with me? They are the Devil's spectres, and I do not belong to them.""

Etymology

Calque of German Poltergeist.

Inflected Forms

knocking spirits (plural)

Questions

What does knocking spirit mean?: A poltergeist.
Where does knocking spirit come from?: Calque of German Poltergeist.

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