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Puck
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puck
English
Etymology
From en puck mischievous spirit, from en enm pouke, from en ang pūca goblin, demon, from en gem-pro *pūkô a goblin, spook, from en ine-pro *(s)pāug(')- brilliance, spectre. Cognate with is púki, dialectal sv puke devil, gml spūk apparition, ghost, de Spuk a haunting. More at en spook.
Proper noun
en mythology A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
en Robin Goodfellow puck
en astronomy One of the satellites of the planet Uranus.
Derived terms
en Puckian Pucklike puckish
Translations
mythology
Polish: pl Puk m
Russian: ru Пак m
moon of Uranus
Japanese: ja パック Pakku
Polish: pl Puk m
Russian: ru Пак m
en Moons of Uranus Mythological creatures
German
Etymology
de :bor en:puck
de en puck.
Pronunciation
de /pʊk/
de De-Puck.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ʊk 1
Noun
m,,s
de ice hockey puck
de informal Scheibe
Declension
m,,s
Further reading
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl 1
Pronunciation
Pl-Puck.ogg;LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Puck.wav
Proper noun
m-in
pl town voi/Pomeranian Voivodeship c/Poland Puck
Declension
<m.inan.sg.place>
Derived terms
pl adjective pucki
pl nouns pucczanin pucczanka
Further reading
Turkish
tr:+ (uydu)
Proper noun
tr astronomy en Puck
tr Moons of Uranus