Lithuanian edit

Etymology edit

  • Augstkalns, Senn, and Mikkola claim this term is borrowed from Polish pycha (pride).
  • Fraenkel claims that it is related to piktas (angry, evil), paikas (dumb)
  • Machek links it to Polish piękny (beautiful), Latin pulcher (beautiful).
  • Fraenkel mentions that the form išsipuikinti (to adorn oneself) that appears in Juška's dictionary also has a listed synonym with -puis- instead of -puik-, as well as other semantically related words with -puis-. According to Fraenkel, this indicates influence from Polish pyszny, from pycha.

Adjective edit

puikùs m (feminine puikì) stress pattern 4

  1. excellent, wonderful

Declension edit

References edit

  • puikus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • puikus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  • Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “puikas”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, page 662