Schock

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔk/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Chiefly a borrowing (since 18th century), partly from French choc, partly from English shock, both derived from Old French choquer, from Frankish *skukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *skukkōną. There was also an uncommon native cognate, from Middle High German schoc (“wind gust”, rarely also “shock, thrust”), from Old High German scoc, which may have been merged with the borrowing.

Noun

Schock m (strong, genitive Schocks or Schockes, plural Schocks or (dated) Schocke, diminutive (uncommon, jocular) Schöckchen n)

  1. shock (mental or medical condition)
Usage notes
  • The normal plural is Schocks. The diminutive is fairly rare and usually jocular (e.g. referring to the inflational use of Schock for minor disturbances).
Declension
Declension of Schock [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schock die Schocks, Schocke2
genitive eines des Schocks, Schockes der Schocks, Schocke2
dative einem dem Schock, Schocke1 den Schocks, Schocken2
accusative einen den Schock die Schocks, Schocke2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Dated.

Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compare Dutch schok, Danish skok, Swedish skock, Norwegian skok.

Noun

Schock n (strong, genitive Schocks or Schockes, plural Schocke or (with a dimension) Schock)

  1. (archaic) three score (a unitless measure indicating sixty of anything)
  2. (obsolete) one score; two score (a unitless measure indicating twenty or forty of anything)
  4. (colloquial, dated) a heap, a bunch (a large, indefinite number)
Declension
Declension of Schock [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Schock die Schocke, Schock2
genitive eines des Schocks, Schockes der Schocke, Schock2
dative einem dem Schock, Schocke1 den Schocken, Schock2
accusative ein das Schock die Schocke, Schock2

1Now rare, see notes.
2With a dimension.

Derived terms
  • schockweise

Further reading

  • “Schock” in Duden online
  • “Schock” in Duden online
  • “Schock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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