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See also: Appendix:Variations of "puc"

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Putsch. First attested in the 20th century.

Noun

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puč m inan

  1. coup, coup d’état, putsch
Declension
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Declension of puč (soft masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative puč puče
genitive puče pučů
dative puči pučům
accusative puč puče
vocative puči puče
locative puči pučích
instrumental pučem puči
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See also
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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puč

  1. second-person singular imperative of pučet

Further reading

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Kamkata-viri

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Kamviri cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : puč
Kativiri cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : puč

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Nuristani *panča, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pánča, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.

Numeral

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puč (Western, Northeastern, Southeastern)[1][2]

  1. five

References

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  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “p′uč”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]
  2. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2025). The Diversification of Indo-Iranian and the Position of the Nuristani Languages. Wiesbaden: Reichert.

Etymology 2

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Most likely borrowed from a Middle Indo-Aryan form *paccha, from Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman, “eyelash, filament”)[1]

Noun

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puč m (Western, Northeastern, Southeastern)[2][3]

  1. cotton cloth

References

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  1. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2025). The Diversification of Indo-Iranian and the Position of the Nuristani Languages. Wiesbaden: Reichert.
  2. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016), “p′uč”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[2]
  3. ^ Halfmann, Jakob (2024). A Grammatical Description of the Katë Language (Nuristani) (PhD thesis). Köln: Universität zu Köln.

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from German Putsch.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pȕč m inan (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ч)

  1. coup, coup d’état, putsch
Declension
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Declension of puč
singular plural
nominative pȕč pùčevi
genitive puča pučeva
dative puču pučevima
accusative puč pučeve
vocative puču pučevi
locative puču pučevima
instrumental pučem pučevima

Further reading

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  • “puč”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Dalmatian, from Latin puteus (“well; cistern”).

(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Another alternative being from Albanian pus, meaning well; cistern, in turn possibly being an Illyrian word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pȕč m inan (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ч)

  1. (regional) well
  2. (regional) cistern
Declension
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Declension of puč
singular plural
nominative puč pučevi
genitive puča pučeva
dative puču pučevima
accusative puč pučeve
vocative puču pučevi
locative puču pučevima
instrumental pučem pučevima

Further reading

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  • “puč”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

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pȕč f (Cyrillic spelling пу̏ч)

  1. (botany) stoma (a tiny opening between two smaller cells with chloroplasts)

Further reading

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  • “puč”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
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