Blick

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German blic, from Old High German blik, from Proto-Germanic *blikaz, *blikkaz (shine, appearance, look; metal), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyg-, from *bʰel- (to shine).

Cognate with Dutch blik (look, glance), Danish blik (look, glance; tin), Icelandic blik (gleam, shine), Old English blice (an exposure, manifestation). More at blick.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [blɪk]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪk
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

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Blick m (strong, genitive Blickes or Blicks, plural Blicke)

  1. glance, look
    auf den ersten Blickat first glance
  2. view

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Blick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Blick” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Blick” in Duden online
  • Blick on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de