Pud
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pud"
English
Etymology
Probably short for pudding, a term of affection.
Proper noun
Pud
- A unisex nickname.
- 1791 October 27th, a letter from E. T. to Pud, publi#* shed in Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Sumbel, Late [Mary] Wells [...] written by herself, volume 1 (1811):
- My dearest Pud, [...]
- 1906, Clarence Young, The Motor Boys Overland:
- "Now take me to Pud Stoneham," said the sheriff to Jerry. "I've been lookin' for him for 'most a month. He's wanted for a dozen crimes."
- 1791 October 27th, a letter from E. T. to Pud, publi#* shed in Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Sumbel, Late [Mary] Wells [...] written by herself, volume 1 (1811):
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian пуд (pud).
Pronunciation
Noun
Pud n (strong, genitive Puds or Pud, plural Pud)
- (historical) pood (obsolete Russian unit of mass)
- 1913 [1878], chapter 13, in Hermann Röhl, transl., Anna Karenina[1], translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 2:
- Nur das Gehen auf dem Acker ist noch schauderhaft! Ein Pud Ackerboden schleppt man an jedem Schuh mit.
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Declension
Declension of Pud [neuter, strong]