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Volapük
Etymology
From a reshaping (deformation) of English speak and/or (possibly) speech (the word speak, with Volapük pronunciation spelling > spik, letter "s" was deleted > pik, and unrounded "i" changed to rounded "ü" > pük "language"). Also compare newer Volapük spikön (“(to) speak”) (< spik) to older Volapük pükön (“(to) speak”); Newspeak, Oldspeak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pyk/
- Hyphenation: pük
Noun
pük (nominative plural püks)
- language
1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:Dü lif vobafulik oka ekanom tuvön timi ad studön pükis e dialegis 88 difikis, ed ad pläyön degtelati musigömas.- During his working life, he managed to find the time to study 88 different languages and dialects, and to play twelve musical instruments.
Declension
declension of pük
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms