pūķis

See also: pukis

Latvian

FWOTD – 4 October 2012

Pūķis (2)

Pūķis (3)

Etymology

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

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 (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	pūķis	pūķi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	pūķi	pūķus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	pūķa	pūķu
dative (datīvs)	pūķim	pūķiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	pūķi	pūķiem
locative (lokatīvs)	pūķī	pūķos
vocative (vokatīvs)	pūķi	pūķi

See also

• drakons