Männlich

Spuk

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (masculine, strong, uncountable, usually) collective word for apparitions or actions of ghosts, haunting, supernatural (usually frightening) occurrences
  2. (informal, masculine, strong, uncountable) any set of unusual occurrences, often stressful, but not necessarily negative
  3. (countable, masculine, obsolete, strong) a ghost, spectre

Synonyme

Geistererscheinung

Gespenstererscheinung

Spukgestalt

Phantasma

Schreckbild

“der schwarze Mann”

böser Geist

unheimliche Erscheinung

Frequenz

23k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ʃpuːk/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

17th century, from Middle Low German spōk, from Old Saxon *spōk, from Proto-Germanic *spōk. Cognate with Dutch spook, whence English spook.

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