Stock

See also: stock, Stöck, -stock, and stock-

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German stoc, from Old High German stoc, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɔk/

Noun

Stock m (plural Stöck or Stäck, diminutive Stöckelche or Stäckelche)

  1. (most dialects) stick; staff
  2. (most dialects) floor; storey; level

Usage notes

  • The inflected forms with -ö- are Ripuarian, those with -ä- are Moselle Franconian.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stoc, from Old High German stoc, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz..

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɔk/
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Noun

Stock m (genitive Stocks or Stockes, plural Stöcke or Stöcker, diminutive Stöckchen n)

  1. stick, staff, broken-off twig
  2. floor, storey (UK), story (US), level
    im dritten Stock ― on the third floor (UK counting)/fourth floor (US counting)
  3. stock, supply (but only in commercial terminology and much less common than in English)
  4. (card games) stock of undealt cards
  5. the entirety of roots of a plant; stock
  6. (short for Bienenstock) hive; beehive

Usage notes

  • The standard plural is Stöcke.
  • The alternative plural Stöcker is used in northern and eastern Germany (chiefly in colloquial usage).
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