puckel

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

puckel c

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

Declension

Declension of puckel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	puckel	puckels
	definite	puckeln	puckelns
plural	indefinite	pucklar	pucklars
	definite	pucklarna	pucklarnas

Derived terms

• puckelpist (“mogul skiing”)

Etymology 2

Deverbal from puckla.

Noun

puckel n

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

Declension

Declension of puckel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	puckel	puckels
	definite	pucklet	pucklets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

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)