Stock

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See also: stock, Stöck, -stock, and stock-

English

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Proper noun

Stock

  1. A village in Essex, England.
  2. A surname

Anagrams

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German stoc, from Old High German stoc, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

Stock m (plural Stöck or Stäck, diminutive Stöckelche or Stäckelche)

  1. (most dialects) stick; staff
  2. (most dialects) floor; storey; level

Usage notes

  • The inflected forms with -ö- are Ripuarian, those with -ä- are Moselle Franconian.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stoc, from Old High German stoc, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz..

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɔk/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Stock m (genitive Stockes, plural Stöcke or Stöcker, diminutive Stöckchen n)

  1. stick, staff, broken-off twig
    Ich weiss nicht, wo ich den Stock gelassen habe; haben Sie ihn nicht gesehen?
    I don't know where I've left the staff; haven't you seen it?
  2. floor, storey (UK), story (US), level
    im dritten Stock ― on the third floor (UK counting)/fourth floor (US counting)
  3. stock, supply (but only in some contexts and much less common than in English)
  4. (card games) pile of undealt cards, deck
  5. the entirety of roots of a plant; stock
  6. (short for Bienenstock) hive; beehive

Usage notes

  • The standard plural is Stöcke.
  • The alternative plural Stöcker is used in northern and eastern Germany (chiefly in colloquial usage).
Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Stock m (plural Steck, diminutive Steckche)

  1. stick
  2. bush, shrub
  3. tree trunk

Noun

Stock m (plural Steck)

  1. apartment, flat

Further reading

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