Fairyologist

/ˌfɛəɹiˈɑːlədʒɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who studies, researches, or is an expert in fairies and fairy folklore.

Etymology

Compound of 'fairy' and the Greek suffix '-ologist' (from 'logos,' meaning word or study). This is a modern formation reflecting 19th-century scholarly interest in folklore and mythology.

Kelly Says

Fairyologists became a real scholarly pursuit during the folklore revival of the 1800s, with serious academics documenting Celtic fairy traditions as if conducting zoological fieldwork—treating mythology as natural history!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ባለሙያ
insaa ba-la-mu-ya
ARالعربية
خبير الجن
khabir al-jinn
BNবাংলা
যাদুকরের বিশেষজ্ঞ
ya-du-kor-er bi-she-sh-jña
CACatalà
expert en fades
ex-pert en fa-des
CSČeština
básník
bas-nik
DADansk
feeforskere
fee-for-ska-re
DEDeutsch
Fee-Forscher
fee-for-sher
ELΕλληνικά
ερευνητής ξωτικών
erev-ni-tis xωtikwn
ESEspañol
estudioso de hadas
es-tu-di-o-so de ah-dahs
FAفارسی
دانشمند پری‌ها
dan-sh-mand pariha
FISuomi
haltijakasvattaja
hal-ti-ja-ka-sva-tat-taja
FRFrançais
spécialiste des fées
spe-shal-i-ste deh feh
GUGU
યુક્તિના અધ્યક્ષ
yu-kti-na ad-hyaksh
HAHA
mai-aikata gidan aljanna
mai-ai-ka-ta gi-dan al-jan-na
HEעברית
מ研究 פיות
me-ra-sheh piot
HIहिन्दी
परी के विद्वान
paree ke vid-waan
HUMagyar
tündérkutató
tuen-der-ku-ta-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
ahli peri
ah-li pe-ri
IGIG
onye na-ahụ maka mmụọ
on-ye na-ah-u ma-ka mm-moo
ITItaliano
studioso di folletti
stu-di-o-so di fol-let-ti
JA日本語
妖精学者
yōsei gakusha
KKKK
сары зерттеуші
sary zert-te-u-shi
KMKM
ព្រឹត្តិការពិសេស
pre-t-tik-a-ra-pi-ses
KO한국어
요정학자
yojeonghakja
MRMR
फैरींचे अभ्यासक
fa-ree-nche ab-hya-sak
MSBahasa Melayu
ahli peri
ah-li pe-ri
MYမြန်မာ
သူတော်မင်းကြီး ပညာရှင်
thoo-taw-min-gyi pyi-ya-shin
NLNederlands
feeënkenner
fey-en-ken-ner
NONorsk
tomteforsker
tom-te-for-skar
PAPA
ਪਿਆਸੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ
pia-sa-ian daa vi-di-ya-r-thee
PLPolski
badacz elfów
ba-da-cz el-fow
PTPortuguês
estudante de fadas
es-tu-dan-te de fa-das
RORomână
cercetător de basme
ce-ret-co-tor de bas-me
RUРусский
исследователь фей
issledovatel fey
SVSvenska
tomteforskare
tom-te-for-ska-re
SWKiswahili
mtaalamu wa pepo
mta-a-la-mu wa pe-po
TAதமிழ்
சூத்திர ஆய்வாளர்
soo-thirr a-i-va-la-lar
TEతెలుగు
అలంకార శాస్త్రవేత్త
alankara shaas-tra-ve-tta
THไทย
นักวิชาการเทพธิดา
nak-wit-cha-kan thep-tha-da
TLTL
dalubhasa sa mga engkanto
da-lub-ha-sa sa mga en-kan-to
TRTürkçe
peri uzmanı
pe-ri uz-ma-ni
UKУкраїнська
дослідник фей
do-slyd-nyk fey
URاردو
پریوں کا ماہر
pariyon ka ma-hir
VITiếng Việt
người nghiên cứu tiên
nguoi nghien-cuu tien
YOYO
olòtọ àwọn ẹ̀rù
o-lo-to awon e-ru
ZH中文
妖精学家
yōngxiào xuéjiā
ZUZU
umuntu wezinhliziyo
u-mu-ntu we-zin-hli-zi-yo

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