Augenblick
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ougenblick (“quick glance”), corresponding to Auge (“eye”) + -n- + Blick (“glance”). Cognate to Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), Luxembourgish Abléck, Dutch ogenblik, Danish øjeblik, Swedish ögonblick, Norwegian øyeblikk, Icelandic augnablik. Compare English eyeblink.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈaʊɡənblɪk/, /aʊɡənˈblɪk/
- Both ways of stress are common and are used depending on the rhythm of the phrase. The interjection virtually always has final stress.
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪk
Noun
[edit]Augenblick m (strong, genitive Augenblickes or Augenblicks, plural Augenblicke, diminutive Augenblickchen n)
- moment, instant, blink of an eye (very short period of time)
- Synonym: Moment
Declension
[edit]Declension of Augenblick [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Augenblick | die | Augenblicke |
genitive | eines | des | Augenblickes, Augenblicks | der | Augenblicke |
dative | einem | dem | Augenblick, Augenblicke1 | den | Augenblicken |
accusative | einen | den | Augenblick | die | Augenblicke |
1Now rare, see notes.
Interjection
[edit]Augenblick!
Further reading
[edit]- “Augenblick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Augenblick” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Augenblick” in Duden online
Augenblick on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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