pūķis

See also: pukis

Latvian

FWOTD – 4 October 2012

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse púki (“demon, evil spirit”), from Proto-Germanic *pūkô; compare Swedish puke (“house spirit”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pūːcis]

Noun

pūķis m (2nd declension)

  1. (mythology, religion) in old Latvian mythology, a household spirit that could be bought, bred, or stolen, and protected the wealth of his owner
    naudas pūķis ― money pūķis
    mantas pūķis ― property pūķis
  2. dragon, winged serpent (reptilian monster that spits fire and devours people and animals)
    pūķis ar deviņām galvām ― a dragon with nine heads
    pūķa gads ― the year of the dragon (Chinese calendar)
  3. kite (toy made usually of colored paper that flies in the air, and is controlled from below with a line)
    papīra pūķis ― paper kite
    daudzplākšņu pūķi ― multiplane kites

Declension

Declension of pūķis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative pūķis pūķi
genitive pūķa pūķu
dative pūķim pūķiem
accusative pūķi pūķus
instrumental pūķi pūķiem
locative pūķī pūķos
vocative pūķi pūķi

See also

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns. 1992, 2001. Latviešu etimoloģijas vārdnīca. Rīga: AVOTS. →ISBN.
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