púki

See also: puki, puķi, pūķi, and pūķī

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse púki, from Proto-Germanic *pūkô. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål puke, Danish pokker, and English puck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰuːcɪ/
  • Rhymes: -uːcɪ

Noun

púki m (genitive singular púka, nominative plural púkar)

  1. imp (a small, mischievous demon-like creature)

Declension

Declension of púki (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative púki púkinn púkar púkarnir
accusative púka púkann púka púkana
dative púka púkanum púkum púkunum
genitive púka púkans púka púkanna

Derived terms

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