Ruck

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Ruck. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Ruck, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Ruck in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Ruck you have here. The definition of the word Ruck will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofRuck, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: ruck, rück, and rück-

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ruck or Rück.

Proper noun

Ruck (plural Rucks)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruck is the 14458th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2066 individuals. Ruck is most common among White (88.63%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ruc, from Old High German rucch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁʊk/
  • Rhymes: -ʊk
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Ruck m (strong, genitive Ruckes or Rucks, plural Rucke)

  1. jerk
  2. jolt

Declension

Declension of Ruck
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ruck die Rucke
genitive eines des Ruckes, Rucks der Rucke
dative einem dem Ruck, Rucke1 den Rucken
accusative einen den Ruck die Rucke

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia