Augenblick
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German ougenblick (“quick glance”), corresponding to Auge (“eye”) + -n- + Blick (“glance”). Cognate to Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), Luxembourgish Abléck, Dutch ogenblik, Danish øjeblik, Swedish ögonblick, Norwegian øyeblikk, Icelandic augnablik. Compare English eyeblink.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊɡənblɪk/, /aʊɡənˈblɪk/
- Both ways of stress are common and are used depending on the rhythm of the phrase. The interjection virtually always has final stress.
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Noun edit
Augenblick m (strong, genitive Augenblickes or Augenblicks, plural Augenblicke, diminutive Augenblickchen n)
- moment, instant, blink of an eye (very short period of time)
- Synonym: Moment
Declension edit
Declension of Augenblick [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Augenblick | die | Augenblicke |
| genitive | eines | des | Augenblickes, Augenblicks | der | Augenblicke |
| dative | einem | dem | Augenblick, Augenblicke1 | den | Augenblicken |
| accusative | einen | den | Augenblick | die | Augenblicke |
1Now rare, see notes.
Interjection edit
Augenblick!
Further reading edit
- “Augenblick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Augenblick” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Augenblick” in Duden online
Augenblick on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
