Puck

See also: puck

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Puck

  1. (mythology) A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.
    Synonym: Robin Goodfellow
  2. (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Uranus

Translations

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English puck.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ʊk

Noun

Puck m (genitive Pucks, plural Pucks)

  1. (ice hockey) puck

Further reading
  • Puck in Duden online
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