Puck
See also: puck
English
Etymology
From puck (“mischievous spirit”), from Middle English puke, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”), from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pāug(')- (“brilliance, spectre”). Cognate with Icelandic púki from Old Norse pūki (dialectal Swedish puke, “devil”),, spūk (“apparition, ghost”), German Spuk (“a haunting”). More at spook.
Proper noun
Puck
- (mythology) A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
- Synonym: Robin Goodfellow
- (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Uranus
Translations
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moon
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English puck.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʊk
Noun
Puck m (genitive Pucks, plural Pucks)
- (ice hockey) puck
Further reading
- Puck in Duden online