pūķis

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

Latvian

FWOTD – 4 October 2012
 pūķis on Latvian Wikipedia
Pūķis (2)
Pūķis (3)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse púki (“demon, evil spirit”), from Proto-Germanic *pūkô; compare Swedish puke (“house spirit”).[1]

Pronunciation

This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

Noun

pūķis m (2nd declension)

  1. (mythology, religion) in old Latvian mythology, a household spirit that could be bought, bred, or stolen, and protected the wealth of his owner
    naudas pūķis ― money pūķis
    mantas pūķis ― property pūķis
  2. dragon, winged serpent (reptilian monster that spits fire and devours people and animals)
    pūķis ar deviņām galvām ― a dragon with nine heads
    pūķa gads ― the year of the dragon (Chinese calendar)
  3. kite (toy made usually of colored paper that flies in the air, and is controlled from below with a line)
    papīra pūķis ― paper kite
    daudzplākšņu pūķi ― multiplane kites

Declension

Declension of pūķis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) pūķis pūķi
accusative (akuzatīvs) pūķi pūķus
genitive (ģenitīvs) pūķa pūķu
dative (datīvs) pūķim pūķiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) pūķi pūķiem
locative (lokatīvs) pūķī pūķos
vocative (vokatīvs) pūķi pūķi

See also

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia