Ruck

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See also: ruck, rück, and rück-

English

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Etymology

  • As a German surname, from the noun Rücken (“back”).
  • Also as a German surname, shortened from derivatives of Rüdiger.
  • As an English surname, variant of Rook, itself from the noun rook (“type of crow”).

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

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Etymology

From Middle High German ruc, from Old High German rucch, ultimately from the root of rücken (“to rock, push, move”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁʊk/
  • Rhymes: -ʊk
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Noun

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

  1. jerk
  2. jolt
  3. (physics) jerk (change in acceleration)

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

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