pucel
English edit
Noun edit
pucel (plural pucels)
References edit
- “pucel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Old English edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of pūca (“devil, demon”), from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“goblin, imp”), equivalent to pūca + -el. Cognate with Danish pokker (“devil, deuce”). More at puck.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pūcel m
- a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit
Declension edit
Declension of pucel (strong a-stem)
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Descendants edit
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Masculine form derived from the feminine pucele.
Noun edit
pucel oblique singular, m (oblique plural puceaus or puceax or puciaus or puciax or pucels, nominative singular puceaus or puceax or puciaus or puciax or pucels, nominative plural pucel)
Declension edit
Declension of pucel
Descendants edit
- French: puceau