Pun

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pun"

English

Proper noun

Pun (plural Puns)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pun is the 21736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1197 individuals. Pun is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.13%) individuals.

Anagrams

• N-up, NPU, UPN, nup

Czech

Etymology

From Latin pūnicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpuːn]
• Rhymes: -uːn
• Hyphenation: Pun

Noun

Pun m anim (female equivalent Punka)

1. Punic (male inhabitants of ancient Carthage)

Declension

Declension of Pun (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Pun	Punové
genitive	Puna	Punů
dative	Punovi, Punu	Punům
accusative	Puna	Puny
vocative	Pune	Punové
locative	Punovi, Punu	Punech
instrumental	Punem	Puny

Related terms

• Kartágo n
• punský
• punština f

 

Further reading

• “Pun”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Pun”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989