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German word
Stock
Pronunciation
IPA/ʃtɔk/
Meaning
- masculine nounfloor
Example
Wir wohnen im zweiten Stock.
We live on the second floor.
More examples
Der Aufzug hält im fünften Stock.
The elevator stops on the fifth floor.
Core concept
A stack of horizontal building levels forms one tall structure, while a Stock is also a single length of wood used as a cane.
Common phrases
im ersten Stock
on the first floor
im dritten Stock
on the third floor
im obersten Stock
on the top floor
Similar words
Stockwerk: A distinct level of a building containing rooms and hallways.
Etage: A general designation for a floor in a building.
Geschoss: A horizontal layer of a building at a given height above ground.
Erdgeschoss: The floor of a building that directly meets the ground.
Definition in German
(meist) ein Stockwerk bzw. eine Etage in einem Gebäude; seltener ein langer Stab.
Word origin
Stock comes from Old High German stoc, meaning a stick, stump, or post; German later extended the word to a building level.
Usage tips
- For a floor location, in takes the dative: im dritten Stock; movement to a floor takes the accusative: in den dritten Stock.
Other meanings
- sticknoun
- canenoun
Opposites
- das Untergeschossbasement levelnoun
- der Kellercellarnoun
Related words
- das Stockwerkfloornoun
- stockhochseveral stories highadjective