blok

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See also: Blok and blók

Bahnar

Pronunciation

Noun

blok 

  1. mushroom

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

French bloc

Noun

blok

  1. block

Declension

Declension of blok
singular plural
nominative blok bloklar
genitive bloknıñ bloklarnıñ
dative blokqa bloklarğa
accusative bloknı bloklarnı
locative blokta bloklarda
ablative bloktan bloklardan

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • “blok”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Block (“block”); other senses developed later.

Pronunciation

Noun

blok m inan

  1. block
  2. notebook (a book in which notes or memoranda are written)
    Synonyms: zápisník, notes
  3. (computing) block
  4. (volleyball) block

Declension

Declension of blok (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative blok bloky
genitive bloku bloků
dative bloku blokům
accusative blok bloky
vocative bloku bloky
locative bloku blocích
instrumental blokem bloky

Related terms

References

  1. ^ "blok" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

  • blok in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • blok in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • blok in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German block. Cognate with English block, German Block, Norwegian Bokmål blokk and Swedish block.

Pronunciation

Noun

blok c (singular definite blokken, plural indefinite blokke)

  1. block
  2. rock, boulder
  3. notepad
  4. bloc

Inflection

Declension of blok
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blok blokken blokke blokkene
genitive bloks blokkens blokkes blokkenes

Descendants

  • → Greenlandic: blokki

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch *blok, from Proto-Germanic *blukką.

Noun

blok n (plural blokken, diminutive blokje n)

  1. a block (e.g wood)
  2. a street block
  3. a political bloc
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: blok
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bloko
  • → Caribbean Javanese: blog
  • → Indonesian: blok
  • → Papiamentu: blòki, blokki (from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

blok

  1. inflection of blokken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English block.

Pronunciation

Noun

blok

  1. block

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Dutch blok (“block”), from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch *blok, from Proto-Germanic *blukką, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“thick plank, beam, pile, prop”). Cognate of Afrikaans blok.

Pronunciation

Noun

blok (plural blok-blok, first-person possessive blokku, second-person possessive blokmu, third-person possessive bloknya)

  1. block:
    1. substantial often approximately cuboid piece.
    2. group of buildings demarcated by streets.
    3. (sports) an action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
    4. (nautical) a case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example, as part of the rigging of a sailing ship.
      Synonym: kontrol
    5. (anesthesiology, neurology) deliberate interruption of signals traveling along a nerve, often for the purpose of pain relief.
      Synonym: sekatan
    6. (colloquial) something that prevents something from passing.
  2. bloc: a group of countries acting together for political or economic goals.

Derived terms

Compounds

Related terms

Further reading

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon blok.

Noun

blok m or n

  1. block

References

Polish

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blok (#2)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Block, from Middle High German bloc, from Old High German bloc. Sense 8 is a semantic loan from English code block, sense 9 is a semantic loan from English block, sense 10 is a semantic loan from English heart block, and sense 11 is a semantic loan from English engine block. First attested in 1782.

Pronunciation

Noun

blok m inan (diminutive bloczek)

  1. block (cuboid piece of hard material)
  2. apartment building, block, block of flats, tower block
  3. block, cellblock
  4. block, pad (for writing)
    Synonyms: notes, zeszyt
  5. block (series of similar items)
  6. (politics) bloc
  7. (philately) block, miniature sheet (joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape)
    blok okolicznościowy/pamiątkowy ― a commemorative block
    wydać blok ― to print a block
  9. (computing) code block (block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language)
  11. (volleyball) block (defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court)
  13. (pathology) heart block
    blok serca ― a heart block
    blok przedsionkowo-komorowy ― an atrioventricular block
  15. engine block
    blok napędowy ― a driving block
    blok cylindrów ― a cylinder block
    blok silnika ― an engine block
  16. block, pulley wheel, sheave
    Synonym: krążek
  17. (cooking) a type of desert made from powdered milk and crushed biscuits or wafers

Declension

Declension of blok
singular plural
nominative blok bloki
genitive bloku bloków
dative blokowi blokom
accusative blok bloki
instrumental blokiem blokami
locative bloku blokach
vocative bloku bloki

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Related terms

nouns

Collocations

cuboid piece of hard material
  • granitowy blok ― a granite block
  • bloki skalne ― stone blocks
  • bloki kamiennest ― rock blocks
  • blok granitu ― blocks of granite
  • blok kamienia ― blocks of stone
  • blok marmuru ― blocks of marble
  • blok lodu ― blocks of ice
block of flats
  • wysoki blok ― a tall block
  • betonowy blok ― a concrete block
  • szary blok ― a gray block
  • czteropiętrowy blok ― a four-floor block
  • dziesięciopiętrowy blok ― a ten-floor block
  • wielopiętrowy blok ― a multi-story block
  • gierkowski blok ― a Gierek-style/era block
  • gomułkowski blok ― a Gomułka-style/era block
  • sąsiedni blok ― a neighboring block
  • bloki mieszkalne ― blocks of flats
  • bloki spółdzielcze ― cooperative blocks
  • bloki osiedla ― blocks of a neighborhood
  • bloki z betonu ― blocks made from concrete
  • blok z mieszkaniami ― a block with apartments
  • bloki na osiedlu jakimś ― blocks in some neighborhood
  • bloki na ulicy jakiejś ― blocks on some street
  • bloki przy ulicy jakiejś ― blocks by some street
  • bloki w centrum ― blocks in the center
  • dach bloku ― the roof of a block
  • piętra bloku ― the floors of a block
  • piwnica bloku ― the basement of a block
  • ściana bloku ― the walls of a block
  • lokatorzy/mieszkańcy bloku ― the residents of a block
  • budowa bloku ― block construction
  • wejście do bloku ― a block entrance
  • sąsiedzi z bloku ― neighbors from a block
  • ławka pod blokiem ― a bench outside a block
  • trawnik pod blokiem ― a lawn outside a block
  • podwórko przed blokiem ― a yard in front of a block
  • lokal w bloku ― 'a local in a block
  • mieszkanie w bloku ― an apartment in a block
  • bloki stoją gdzieś ― blocks are somewhere
  • ocieplać blok ― to ehat block
  • remontować blok ― to remodel a block
  • zamieszkiwać blok ― to inhabit a block
  • budować blok ― to build a block
  • wchodzić do bloku ― to enter a block
  • wychodzić z bloku ― to leave a block
  • mieszkać w bloku ― to live in a block
cellblock
  • blok obozowy ― a camp cellblock
  • bloki dla więźniów ― a cellblock for prisoners
  • blok w obozie ― a cellblock in a camp
  • więźniowie bloku ― the prisoners of a cellblock
  • więźniowie z bloku ― the prisoners from a cellblock
writing pad
  • blok rysunkowy ― a sketch book
  • blok techniczny ― a drawing pad
  • blok notatnika ― a notebook
  • kartka z bloku ― a page from a pad
series of similar items
  • blok reklamowy ― an advertising block
  • bloki tematyczne ― thematic blocks
  • bloki wykładowe ― lecture blocks
  • blok artykułów ― a block of articles
  • blok filmów ― a block of movies
  • blok muzyki ― a block of music
  • blok głosowań ― a block of votes
  • blok zajęć ― a block of lessons
political bloc
  • demokratyczny blok ― a democratic bloc
  • blok polityczny ― a political bloc
  • blok wyborczy ― an electoral bloc
  • blok komunistyczny ― a communist bloc
  • blok socjalistyczny ― a socialist bloc
  • blok radziecki/sowiecki ― a soviet bloc
  • blok państw ― a bloc of countries
  • kraje bloku ― countries of a block
  • polityka bloku ― the politics of a bloc
  • blok popiera coś ― a bloc supports something
  • blok przedstawia program ― a bloc introduces a program
  • bloki podpisały porozumienie ― blocs signed an agreement
in computing
  • zaznaczony blok ― a marked code block
  • blok tekstowy/tekstu ― a text code block
  • blok danych ― a code block of data
  • blok instrukcji ― a code block of instructions
  • blok pamięci ― a memory code block
  • blok na dysku ― a code block on a disc
  • edycja bloku ― an edit on a code block
  • biblioteki bloku ― a code block's library
  • zaznaczyć blok ― to mark a code block
  • wstawianie bloku ― the insertion of a code block
  • wczytywanie bloków ― to loading of a code block
in volleyball
  • blok siatkarek ― a volleyball player's block
  • blok gospodyń ― a hosts' block
  • blok rywalek ― a rivals' block
  • gra blokiem ― a block play
  • grać blokiem ― to play a block
  • punkty zdobyte blokiem ― points gained through a block
  • przebicie przez blok ― a piercing shot with a block

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “blok”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  2. ^ Gaspard le Compasseur de Créquy-Montfort Courtivron (1782) Nauka O Gatunkach I Szukaniu Rudy Żelazney, Topieniu Iey W Piecach Wielkich i Dymarkach, Robieniu Miechów Drewnianych, Stawianiu Pieców Na Topienie Rudy; O Fryszerkach i Fryszowaniu Żelaza Surowego, Laniu Naczyn Żelaznych; O Robieniu Stali Z Żelaza Ciągłego Albo Surowego‎, page 121

Further reading

  • blok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • blok in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bloc.

Noun

blȍk m (Cyrillic spelling бло̏к)

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

Declension

Declension of blok
singular plural
nominative blȍk blòkovi
genitive bloka blokova
dative bloku blokovima
accusative blok blokove
vocative bloče blokovi
locative bloku blokovima
instrumental blokom blokovima

Turkish

Etymology

From French bloc and English block.

Pronunciation

Noun

blok (definite accusative blokı, plural bloklar)

  1. bloc
    • 1938 January 5, headline in Kurun:
      Romanya Rusyaya karşı bir blok kurmak istiyor
      Romania wants to form a bloc against Russia
  2. block
  3. group

Derived terms

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia