German word

Notizblock

Pronunciation

IPA/noˈtiːtsˌblɔk/

Meaning

  • masculine nounnotepad

Example

Ich habe meinen Notizblock im Rucksack.

I have my notepad in my backpack.

Illustration for Notizblock (notepad)

More examples

Er schlug seinen Notizblock auf und machte kurze Notizen.

He opened his notepad and took brief notes.

Core concept

A small pad kept at hand for quickly writing down short pieces of information.

Common phrases

  • seinen Notizblock zur Hand haben

    have his notepad to hand

  • etwas in den Notizblock schreiben

    write something in the notepad

  • den Notizblock aufschlagen

    open up the notepad

Similar words

Block: A tear-off pad of note paper designed for convenient writing while standing.
Notizheft: A small bound notebook suited to carrying and recording occasional notes.
Notizbuch: A larger notebook with ample pages for orderly, lasting notes.

Definition in German

ein kleines, meist rechteckiges Heft oder Block aus verbundenen oder losen Blättern, bestimmt zum raschen Festhalten kurzer Notizen im Alltag.

Word origin

Notizblock is a compound of Notiz, borrowed from Latin notitia through French, and Block, a borrowed word for a bound or loose group of sheets.

Usage tips

  • Notizblock is masculine, with the plural Notizblöcke; its article is der, as in "der Notizblock".

Other meanings

  • notebooknoun

Related words

  • notierenwrite downverb
  • Notizbuchnotebooknoun
  • Notizzettelnote papernoun

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