Richtblock

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German

Ein Richtblock im Sauerland-Museum Arnsberg.

Etymology

richten +‎ Block

Pronunciation

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Noun

Richtblock m (strong, genitive Richtblocks or Richtblockes, plural Richtblöcke)

  1. (historical) a block on which body parts, especially the head, are chopped off as part of (judicial) punishment

Declension

Declension of Richtblock
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Richtblock die Richtblöcke
genitive eines des Richtblocks, Richtblockes der Richtblöcke
dative einem dem Richtblock, Richtblocke1 den Richtblöcken
accusative einen den Richtblock die Richtblöcke

1Now rare, see notes.

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