bloc

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EnglishEdit

Wikipedia

EtymologyEdit

From French bloc ‎(“group, block”), from Middle French bloc ‎(“a considerable piece of something heavy, block”), from Old French bloc ‎(“log, block”), from Middle Dutch blok ‎(“treetrunk”), from Old Saxon *blok ‎(“log”), from Proto-Germanic *blukką ‎(“beam, log”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhulg'-, from *bhelg'- ‎(“thick plank, beam, pile, prop”). Cognate with Old High German bloh, bloc ‎(German Block, “block”), Old English bolca ‎(“gangway of a ship, plank”), Old Norse bǫlkr ‎(Norwegian bolk, “divider, partition”). More at balk.

PronunciationEdit

• (US) IPA^(key): /blɑk/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /blɒk/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Homophone: block

NounEdit

bloc ‎(plural blocs)

1. a group of voters or politicians who share common goals
2. a group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance: e.g., the eastern bloc, the western bloc, a trading bloc
3. in specific contexts 'the bloc' may refer to:
   1. the countries in the Eurozone

      The ECB is considering three main options ... but two of them could hurt confidence in the bloc's most indebted states, ... (Reuters)‎

   2. the countries in the European Union

      Climate change a security risk for EU, say bloc's foreign policy chiefs (EUobserver)‎

Derived termsEdit

• Eastern Bloc
• Soviet Bloc
• trading bloc

TranslationsEdit

group of voters or politicians

• Bulgarian: групировка (bg) f ‎(grupirovka)
• Finnish: blokki (fi)
• German: Block (de) m
• Italian: blocco (it) m

• Norwegian: blokk (no) m
• Kyrgyz: блок (ky) m ‎(blok) бирикме (ky) m ‎(birikme)
• Russian: блок (ru) m ‎(blok)
• Spanish: bloque (es)
• Swedish: block (sv)

group of countries

• Bulgarian: блок (bg) m ‎(blok)
• Finnish: blokki (fi)
• German: Block (de) m
• Hebrew: גוש m ‎(gush)
• Italian: blocco (it) m

• Norwegian: blokk (no) m
• Persian: بلوک (fa) ‎(blok)
• Russian: блок (ru) m ‎(blok)
• Spanish: bloque (es) m
• Swedish: block (sv)

AnagramsEdit

• LCBO

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CatalanEdit

NounEdit

bloc m ‎(plural blocs)

1. block
2. bloc

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle French bloc ‎(“a considerable piece of something heavy, block”), from Old French bloc ‎(“log, block”), from Middle Dutch blok ‎(“treetrunk”), from Old Saxon *blok ‎(“log”), from Proto-Germanic *blukką ‎(“beam, log”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhulg'-, from *bhelg'- ‎(“thick plank, beam, pile, prop”). Cognate with Old High German bloh, bloc ‎(German Block, “block”), Old English bolca ‎(“gangway of a ship, plank”), Old Norse bǫlkr ‎(Norwegian bolk, “divider, partition”). More at balk.

PronunciationEdit

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /blɔk/

NounEdit

bloc m ‎(plural blocs)

1. a block (e.g., of wood)
2. a bloc, an alliance
3. a pad of paper
4. (computing) block (of memory, of code)

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from bloc

• à bloc
• bloc cardiaque
• bloc-note

• Bloc Québécois
• en bloc
• faire bloc

• nier en bloc
• tout d'un bloc

External linksEdit

• “bloc” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from English block or from a Romance language.

NounEdit

bloc m ‎(genitive singular bloic, nominative plural bloic)

1. block

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bloc

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bloc bloic Vocative a bhloic a bhloca Genitive bloic bloc Dative bloc bloic

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bloc na bloic Genitive an bhloic na mbloc Dative leis an mbloc don bhloc leis na bloic

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from bloc

• blocadóir m ‎(“block-maker”)
• blocáil ‎(“block”, verb)
• blocán m ‎(“small block; stocky person; blockhead; coal-fish”)
• bloc-chlár m ‎(“blockboard”)
• blocdhéanmhas m ‎(“block structure”)
• bloc fir m ‎(“stocky man”)

• blocléaráid f ‎(“block diagram”)
• bloclitir f ‎(“block letter”)
• blocphriontáil f ‎(“(act of) blockprinting”)
• craosbhloc m ‎(“breech-block”)
• cróbhloc m ‎(“deadeye”)

• mítéarbhloc m ‎(“mitre-block”)
• próisbhloc m ‎(“process-block”)
• sclóinbhloc m ‎(“swivel block”)
• tacabhloc m ‎(“pillow-block”)
• V-bhloc m ‎(“V-block”)

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bloc	bhloc	mbloc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

• "bloc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “bloc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French bloc.

NounEdit

bloc m ‎(plural bloques)

1. pad (such as of paper)