puckel

See also: Puckel

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Puckel (regional variation of Buckel), further origin disputed. Possibly related to buckla.

Noun

puckel c

a hump (on a camel's back, or a deformity of the human back)

Declension

Declension of puckel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	puckel	puckeln	pucklar	pucklarna
Genitive	puckels	puckelns	pucklars	pucklarnas

Derived terms

puckelpist (“mogul skiing”)

Etymology 2

Deverbal from puckla.

Noun

puckel n

(colloquial, dated) beating (getting beaten, physically)

Declension

Declension of puckel
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	puckel	pucklet	—	—
Genitive	puckels	pucklets	—	—

Related terms

puckla på

References

puckel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
puckel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
puckel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
puckel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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