Schock

/ʃɔk/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Schocks

Meaning

  1. shock

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

schreck

Schreck is more about a momentary fright; Schock is more about a deeper or lasting shock.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

conmoción

conmoción is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shock."

Portuguese

choque

choque is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "shock."

Practice

1 What does Schock mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Nachricht war ein großer ___ für sie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schock?

See also

noun

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