Puck

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English

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Etymology

From puck (“mischievous spirit”), from Middle English pouke, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”), from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pāug(')- (“brilliance, spectre”). Cognate with Icelandic púki, dialectal Swedish puke (“devil”), Middle Low German spūk (“apparition, ghost”), German Spuk (“a haunting”). More at spook.

Proper noun

Puck

  1. (mythology) A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
    Synonym: Robin Goodfellow
  2. (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Uranus.

Derived terms

Translations

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English puck.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊk

Noun

Puck m (strong, genitive Pucks, plural Pucks)

  1. (ice hockey) puck

Declension

Declension of Puck
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Puck die Pucks
genitive eines des Pucks der Pucks
dative einem dem Puck den Pucks
accusative einen den Puck die Pucks

Further reading

  • “Puck” in Duden online

Polish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Puck m inan

  1. Puck (a town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Puck
singular
nominative Puck
genitive Pucka
dative Puckowi
accusative Puck
instrumental Puckiem
locative Pucku
vocative Pucku

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • Puck in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Puck in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

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Proper noun

Puck

  1. (astronomy) Puck
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