pawk

English

Etymology 1

See Puck

Alternative forms

Noun

pawk (plural pawks)

  1. (Scotland) A wile
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

pawk (plural pawks)

  1. A small lobster.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pawk in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *paǫkъ, from *pa- + *ǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enkos (“hook”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pawk/

Noun

pawk m

  1. spider

Declension
Declension of pawk
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative pawk pawka pawki
Genitive pawka pawkowu pawkow
Dative pawkoju pawkoma pawkam
Accusative pawka pawkowu pawki, pawkow
Instrumental pawkom pawkoma pawkami
Locative pawku pawkoma pawkach

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *paǫkъ, from *pa- + *ǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enkos (“hook”).

Noun

pawk m

  1. spider
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