Fingerling

Fingerling

Fingerling (Pinkeltje in Dutch) is a fictional character who appears in 29 books by Dutch author Dick Laan (1894-1973) and one book from the movie where stories were rewritten by Harrie Geelen. Fingerling is a Tom Thumb-sized gnome the size of a pinky (in fact, the English word "pinky" is from Dutch "pink") with a stereotypical red hat and white beard, and has enormous adventures in a collection of children's stories that span over 30 years. His first appearance was in "The Adventures of Fingerling" (1939). Since its first publication "Fingerling" has sold over 3 million copies and has been translated into more than 5 different languages. 211 short stories were published in the Dutch ladies magazine Libelle. In 1978 a feature length movie was released named "Pinkeltje", starring Aart Staartjes. More recently this character has several references in the movie "The Number 23", starring Jim Carrey .

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  • Fingerling — Fin ger*ling, n. [Finger + ling.] (Zo[ o]l.) A young salmon. See {Parr}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fingerling — (Seew.), die Angeln am Hintersteven, in denen das Steuerruder hängt …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Fingerling — des Ruders, s. Ruder …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • fingerling — [fiŋ′gər liŋ] n. [ME: see FINGER & LING1] 1. anything very small or trifling 2. a small fish about the length of a finger, or a young fish up to the end of the first year …   English World dictionary

  • fingerling — Parr Parr (p[aum]r), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse bands; called also {samlet}, {skegger}, and {fingerling}. (b) A young leveret. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fingerling — Fingerschützer (m), Fingerhut (m), Fingerling (f), Nagelkappe (f) eng finger guard (personal protection), finger cot, finger stall, thimble …   Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz Glossar

  • Fingerling — Finger: Die gemeingerm. Körperteilbezeichnung mhd. vinger, ahd. fingar, got. figgrs, engl. finger, schwed. finger gehört – wie auch das unter ↑ Faust dargestellte Substantiv – zu dem unter ↑ fünf behandelten Zahlwort und bezeichnete demnach… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • fingerling — /ˈfɪŋgəlɪŋ/ (say fingguhling) noun 1. a finger sized fish, especially a small salmon or trout. 2. something very small. 3. → poddy mullet. {finger + ling1. Compare German Fingerling thimble} …  

  • Fingerling, der — Der Fingerling, des es, plur. die e. 1) * Ehedem ein Fingerring; im Schwab. Spieg. Vingerlin. S. Finger 2. 2) Im gemeinen Leben, ein Überzug eines Fingers von Leder u.s.f. 3) An den Schiffen werden die eisernen Bänder, vermittelst welcher die… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • fingerling — noun Date: 1834 a small fish especially up to one year of age …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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