блок

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bloc, possibly via Russian блок (blok) or German Block, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

блок • (blok) m (relational adjective бло́ков, diminutive бло́кче)

1. block (cuboid chunk of material)
2. bloc, alliance (group of countries)
3. clump, grouping
4. high-rise building

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English block, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

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Noun

блок • (blok) m

1. act of blocking
2. (sports) block, interception (defensive maneuver)

Declension

Derived terms

• блокада (blokada, “blockade”)
• блокирам (blokiram, “to block, to prevent from passing”)
• блокировач (blokirovač, “blocker”)

References

• “блок”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Pronunciation

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• Homophone: блог (blog)
• Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

блок • (blok) m (diminutive блокче)

1. block (city)
2. bloc (group of countries)
3. drawing pad

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

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• Homophones: блог

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bloc.

Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ков, relational adjective бло́чный)

1. block (cuboid object)
2. set, unit

   Synonym: агрега́т (agregát)

3. block, section (of a prefabricated building)
4. (politics) bloc, coalition

   Synonyms: коали́ция (koalícija), алья́нс (alʹjáns)

Declension

Descendants

• → Armenian: բլոկ (blok)
• → Yakut: блок (blok)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Block.

Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ков, relational adjective бло́чный)

1. pulley

   Synonyms: полиспаст (polispast), таль (talʹ)

Declension

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English block.

Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ков)

1. (sports) block

   Synonym: блокиро́вка (blokiróvka)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

бло̏к m (Latin spelling blȍk)

1. block (a cuboid piece)
2. (sports) block
3. (politics) bloc, coalition
4. block of flats

Declension

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:

блок

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Block.

Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ків, relational adjective бло́ковий)

1. pulley, pulley block

Declension

Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ків, relational adjective бло́ковий)

1. block (cuboid object)

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bloc.

Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ку, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ків, relational adjective бло́ковий)

1. (politics) bloc

Declension

Derived terms

• позабло́ковий (pozablókovyj)

Etymology 3

Possibly borrowed from English block.

Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ку, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ків)

1. (sports) block (an action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play)

Declension

References

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “блок”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “блок”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “блок”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “блок”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “блок”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “блок”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “блок”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian блок (blok).

Noun

блок • (blok)

1. (politics) bloc
2. block (solid, often cuboid, mass)

See also

• куб (kub, “cube”)
• хоппо (qoppo, “box”)