Pun

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "pun"

English

Proper noun

Pun (plural Puns)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Pun is the 21736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1197 individuals. Pun is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.13%) individuals.

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

From Latin pūnicus.

Pronunciation

Noun

Pun m anim (female equivalent Punka)

  1. Punic (male inhabitants of ancient Carthage)

Declension

Declension of Pun (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Pun Punové
genitive Puna Punů
dative Punovi, Punu Punům
accusative Puna Puny
vocative Pune Punové
locative Punovi, Punu Punech
instrumental Punem Puny

Further reading

  • “Pun”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “Pun”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
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