Masculine
Spuk
- (masculine, strong, uncountable, usually) collective word for apparitions or actions of ghosts, haunting, supernatural (usually frightening) occurrences
- (informal, masculine, strong, uncountable) any set of unusual occurrences, often stressful, but not necessarily negative
- (countable, masculine, obsolete, strong) a ghost, spectre
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃpuːk/
Etymology
In summary
17th century, from Middle Low German spōk, from Old Saxon *spōk, from Proto-Germanic *spōk. Cognate with Dutch spook, whence English spook.
Geistererscheinung
Gespenstererscheinung
Spukgestalt
Phantasma
Schreckbild
“der schwarze Mann”
böser Geist
unheimliche Erscheinung
fantasma
fantôme
fantasma
φάντασμα
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