Masculine

Ruck

  1. (masculine, strong) jerk
  2. (masculine, strong) jolt
  3. (masculine, strong) jerk (change in acceleration)

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

lupf

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁʊk/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German ruc, from Old High German rucch, ultimately from the root of rücken (“to rock, push, move”).

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