familiar

10:04 Nov 18, 2005
English to Dutch translations [Non-PRO]
Folklore / witchcraft
English term or phrase: familiar
A familiar is an animal, in the case of a witch usually a cat, that is somehow more than an animal.
Piet Verhagen


Summary of answers provided
5geest, entiteit
Mariette van Heteren
5beschermgeest, huisgeest, beschermengel, goede genius
joeky janusch
3geleide-demon
Johan Jongman
3Geleidedier
mariette (X)
1 +1geleidegeest
Gerard de Noord


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
geest, entiteit


Explanation:
a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard. SPIRIT = GEEST, ENTITEIT

Mariette van Heteren
Netherlands
Local time: 16:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Antoinette Verburg: Lijkt mij te algemeen. Hoe zit het met: '(usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard'?
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
beschermgeest, huisgeest, beschermengel, goede genius


Explanation:
volgens Van Dale

joeky janusch
Israel
Local time: 18:33
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
geleide-demon


Explanation:
Van de website hieronder:
"De zwarte kat, die werd gezien als de geleide-demon van de heks, ..."



    Reference: http://scholieren.samenvattingen.com/documenten/show/3460582...
Johan Jongman
Ireland
Local time: 16:33
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Native speaker of: Dutch
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
geleidegeest


Explanation:
http://www.innoxia.com/heksenwoordenboekI.htm

Gerard de Noord
France
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antoinette Verburg: Komt het meest in de richting, denk ik, al zou ik met het oog op het dierlijke aspect eigenlijk graag het woord 'geleidegeestbeest' willen introduceren..... ;-)
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2 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Geleidedier


Explanation:
Familiar:
Een (huis)dier en magische helper die een sterke spirituele band heeft met de heks. (http://dikkedeur.dyndns.org/~shantak/modules/freecontent/ind...

"Je geleidedier, of ook wel familiar, ontdek je zelf, het dier is een aspect ..."


    Reference: http://www.andere-wereld.nl/heggerijder.htm
    Reference: http://www.hulford.co.uk/familiar.html
mariette (X)
United States
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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