puck

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (archaic) A mischievous or hostile spirit.
2. The mischievous fairy-like creature from English folklore, like Puck from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Verb

To hit, strike.

Sinonieme

elf

🧝

hobgoblin

hockey

hockey puck

sprite

demon

disc

hob

discus

pug

rubber

salver

saucer

server

tray

waiter

wheel

🛞

caoutchouc

jinnee

clay pigeon

daemon

disk

genius

goblin

ice hockey

🏒

imp

👿

pixy

Vertalings

palet

rondelle

Puck

puck

puck

puck

disco de hóquei

disco

Scheibe

disco

Eishockeyscheibe

disco di gomma

disque

galet

disco

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pʌk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: pouke

Geërf van Old English: pūca

Verwante met Old Norse: púki

Verwante met Sweeds: puke

In summary

From Middle English pouke, from Old English pūca (“goblin, demon”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūkō, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), of uncertain origin.
Cognate with Old Norse púki (“devil”) (dialectal Swedish puke). Doublet of pooka.