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

• púkinn á fjósbitanum
• innipúki

Related terms

• ári