Blick

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German blic, from Old High German blik, from Proto-Germanic *blikaz, *blikkaz (“shine, appearance, look; metal”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”).

Cognate with Dutch blik (“look, glance”), Danish blik (“look, glance; tin”), Icelandic blik (“gleam, shine”), Old English blice (“an exposure, manifestation”). More at blick.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [blɪk]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪk
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

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Blick m (strong, genitive Blickes or Blicks, plural Blicke)

  1. glance, look
    auf den ersten Blick ― at first glance
  2. view

Declension

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Declension of Blick [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Blick die Blicke
genitive eines des Blickes, Blicks der Blicke
dative einem dem Blick, Blicke1 den Blicken
accusative einen den Blick die Blicke

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Derived terms

Further reading

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  • “Blick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Blick” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Blick” in Duden online
  • Blick on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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