Blockwart
German edit
Etymology edit
Block (“block”) + Wart (“keeper, guardian”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Blockwart m (strong, genitive Blockwartes or Blockwarts, plural Blockwarte)
- (Nazism) neighborhood guard in Nazi Germany
- Synonym: Blockleiter
- (colloquial) a nosy person, especially a nosy neighbor
- Synonyms: Schnüffler, (Switzerland) Quartiersheriff
Declension edit
Declension of Blockwart [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Blockwart | die | Blockwarte |
| genitive | eines | des | Blockwartes, Blockwarts | der | Blockwarte |
| dative | einem | dem | Blockwart, Blockwarte1 | den | Blockwarten |
| accusative | einen | den | Blockwart | die | Blockwarte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms edit
- Blockwartmentalität, Blockwartstaat
- Blockältester, Blocksatz
- Häuserblock, Wohnblock
- Kassenwart, Torwart
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Blockwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Blockwart” in Duden online
- “Blockwart” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Blockwart”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–