Block

See also: block

German

Etymology

From Middle High German bloc, from Old High German bloc. The more common Middle High German form was originally bloch, from Old High German bloh. The variant prevailed in modern German under the reinforcing influence of Middle Low German block. The architectural sense is loaned from English block (and may therefore take a plural in -s).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blɔk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: Blog

Noun

Block m (genitive Blocks or Blockes, plural Blöcke or Blocks)

  1. bloc
  2. block (thick, roughly cuboid object)
  3. block (large building or group of such)

Usage notes
  • The normal plural is Blöcke.
  • The plural Blocks is often, but not necessarily, used for sense 3 (“large building”).

Declension
Declension of Block
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Block die Blöcke
genitive eines des Blockes,
Blocks		 der Blöcke
dative einem dem Block,
Blocke1		 den Blöcken
accusative einen den Block die Blöcke
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
  • Häuserblock

Further reading
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