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 (strong, genitive Schocks or Schockes, plural Schocks or (dated) Schocke, diminutive (uncommon, jocular) 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).

Declension

Declension of Schock [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schock	die	Schocks, Schocke2
genitive	eines	des	Schocks, Schockes	der	Schocks, Schocke2
dative	einem	dem	Schock, Schocke1	den	Schocks, Schocken2
accusative	einen	den	Schock	die	Schocks, Schocke2

¹Now rare, see notes.
²Dated.

Alternative forms

• Chok (obsolete)

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

Schock n (strong, genitive Schocks or Schockes, plural Schocke or (with a dimension) Schock)

1. (archaic) three score (a unitless measure indicating sixty of anything)
2. (obsolete) one score; two score (a unitless measure indicating twenty or forty of anything)
4. (colloquial, dated) a heap, a bunch (a large, indefinite number)

Declension

Declension of Schock [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Schock	die	Schocke, Schock2
genitive	eines	des	Schocks, Schockes	der	Schocke, Schock2
dative	einem	dem	Schock, Schocke1	den	Schocken, Schock2
accusative	ein	das	Schock	die	Schocke, Schock2

¹Now rare, see notes.
²With a dimension.

Derived terms

• schockweise

Further reading

• “Schock” in Duden online
• “Schock” in Duden online
• “Schock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache