puikus

== Lithuanian == === Etymology === Of disputed origin, with multiple theories proposed: Augstkalns, Senn, Smoczynski, 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [pʊɪˈkʊs] Rhymes: -ʊs Syllabification: pui‧kùs === Adjective === puikùs m (feminine puiki̇̀) stress pattern 4 excellent, wonderful ==== Declension ==== === References === “puikus”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026 “puikus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012