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Spuk
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spuk
German
de:
Etymology
de gem-pro
17th century, from de gml spōk, from de osx *spōk, from de gmw-pro *spōk. Cognate with nl spook, whence en spook.
Pronunciation
de /ʃpuːk/
de De-Spuk.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
de usually uncountable collective word for apparitions or actions of ghosts, haunting, supernatural (usually frightening) occurrences
de Wenn es kein Spuk war, muss es eine natürliche Erklärung geben. If it wasn't ghosts, there must be a natural explanation for it.
de uncountable informal any set of unusual occurrences, often stressful, but not necessarily negative
de Der ganze Spuk mit der Hochzeit hat bisher eigentlich ganz gut geklappt. All those dealings with the wedding have actually worked out pretty well up until now.
de Mein Sohn hatte gestern einen Freund zur Übernachtung da und die beiden haben ganz schön Spuk gemacht. My son had a friend staying over last night and the two were a bit boisterous.
de countable obsolete a ghost, spectre
de Gespenst Geist
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de spuken
de spukhaft
Related terms
de Spökenkieker
de Spökes
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