Schock

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔk/

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Etymology 1

Chiefly a borrowing (since 18th century), partly from French choc, partly from English shock, both derived from Old French choquer, from Frankish *skukkōn, from Proto-Germanic *skukkōną. There was also an uncommon native cognate, from Middle High German schoc (“wind gust”, rarely also “shock, thrust”), from Old High German scoc, which may have been merged with the borrowing.

Noun

Schock m (genitive Schockes, plural Schocks or Schocke, diminutive Schöckchen n)

1. shock (mental or medical condition)

Usage notes

• The normal plural is Schocks. The diminutive is fairly rare and usually jocular (e.g. referring to the inflational use of Schock for minor disturbances).

Derived terms

• Eiweißschock
• Kulturschock
• schocken, geschockt
• schockieren, schockiert
• unter Schock stehen

Etymology 2

Compare Dutch schok, Danish skok, Swedish skock, Norwegian skok.

Noun

Schock n (genitive Schockes, plural Schock or Schocke)

1. (archaic) A unitless measure indicating sixty (as in five dozens, or three scores).
2. (obsolete) Such a measure indicating twenty or forty.

Derived terms

• schockweise