Puck

From puck (“mischievous spirit”), from Middle English pouke, 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, dialectal Swedish puke (“devil”), Middle Low German spūk (“apparition, ghost”), German Spuk (“a haunting”). More at spook.

Puck

1. (mythology) A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.

   Synonyms: Robin Goodfellow, puck

2. (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Uranus.

• puckish

Borrowed from English puck.

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• Rhymes: -ʊk

Puck m (strong, genitive Pucks, plural Pucks)

1. (ice hockey) puck

• “Puck” in Duden online

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• IPA^(key): /ˈput͡sk/

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• Rhymes: -ut͡sk
• Syllabification: Puck

Puck m inan

1. Puck (a town in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)

• Puck in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Puck in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Puck

1. (astronomy) Puck