Bock

See also: bock and воск

English

Proper noun

Bock

  1. A surname​.
  2. A city in Minnesota.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɔk]

Etymology 1

From Old High German boc, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bhug̑- (“ram”). Cognate to English buck.

Noun

Bock m (genitive Bocks or Bockes, plural Böcke, diminutive Böckchen n or Böcklein n)

  1. he-goat
  2. buck (male of a variety of other animals)
Declension
See also

Etymology 2

From Einbeck, a noted brewery town from which this beer hails.

Noun

Bock n (genitive Bocks, plural Bock)

  1. bock beer
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Romani bokh, from Sanskrit बुभुक्षा (bubhukṣā, “hunger”).

Noun

Bock m (genitive Bock, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) desire, interest to do something
    • 2013, Marteria, "Kids (2 Finger an den Kopf)".
      Keiner hat mehr Bock auf Kiffen, Saufen, Feiern
      Nobody feels like blazing, boozing, partying any more
    Ich hab keinen Bock auf Tanzen.
    I don't feel like dancing.
Synonyms

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bock m (plural Béck)

  1. buck
  2. trestle, support
  3. box (driver's seat on a coach)
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