Schock

German de: Pronunciation de /ʃɔk/ de De-Schock.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 Chiefly a borrowing (since 18th century), partly from de fr choc, partly from de en shock, both derived from de fro choquer, from de frk *skokkōn. There was also an uncommon native cognate, from de gmh schoc (“wind gust”, rarely also “shock, thrust”), from de goh scoc, which may have been merged with the borrowing. Noun m,s:es,s:e[dated] ^chen[uncommon, jocular] shock mental or medical condition Usage notes The normal plural is de Schocks. The diminutive is fairly rare and usually jocular (e.g. referring to the inflational use of de Schock for minor disturbances). Declension m,s:es,s:e[dated] Alternative forms de Chok obsolete Derived terms de Elektroschock Eiweißschock Kulturschock schocken,geschockt schockieren,schockiert unter Schock stehen Etymology 2 Compare nl schok, da skok, sv skock, no skok. Noun n,s:es,e:-[with a dimension] de archaic three score a unitless measure indicating sixty of anything de obsolete one score; two score a unitless measure indicating twenty or forty of anything de heap de colloquial dated a heap, a bunch a large, indefinite number Declension n,s:es,e:-[with a dimension] Derived terms de schockweise Further reading Schock_Zaehlmasz_Haufen Schock_Erschuetterung_Kollaps de Historical numbers