Blockwart
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German
Etymology
Block (“block”) + Wart (“keeper, guardian”)
Pronunciation
Noun
Blockwart m (strong, genitive Blockwartes or Blockwarts, plural Blockwarte)
- (Nazism) neighborhood guard in Nazi Germany
- Synonym: Blockleiter
- (colloquial) a nosy person, especially a nosy neighbor
- Synonyms: Schnüffler, (Switzerland) Quartiersheriff
Declension
Declension of Blockwart
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Blockwart | die | Blockwarte |
| genitive | eines | des | Blockwartes, Blockwarts | der | Blockwarte |
| dative | einem | dem | Blockwart, Blockwarte1 | den | Blockwarten |
| accusative | einen | den | Blockwart | die | Blockwarte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
- Blockwartmentalität, Blockwartstaat
- Blockältester, Blocksatz
- Häuserblock, Wohnblock
- Kassenwart, Torwart
See also
Further reading
- “Blockwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Blockwart” in Duden online
- “Blockwart” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Blockwart”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–