Bloch
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Bloch
- A surname from German.
- 2025 May 2, Amarachi Orie, “Archaeologists discover true identity of Costa Rica shipwrecks long thought to be pirate ships”, in CNN[1]:
- “It’s been a long process and I’ve come close to giving up along the way, but this is undoubtedly the craziest archaeological excavation I’ve yet been part of,” Bloch said in the news release.
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɔx/
Audio (Germany): (file)
Noun
Bloch m (strong, genitive Bloches or Blochs, plural Bloche or Blöcher)
- log (trunk of a felled tree, cleared of branches)[1]
Usage notes
The plural form Blöcher is archaic.
Declension
Declension of Bloch [masculine, strong]
Proper noun
Bloch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Blochs or (with an article) Bloch, feminine genitive Bloch, plural Blochs)
- a surname
References
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɔx/
- Rhymes: -ɔx
- Syllabification: Bloch
- Homophone: bloch
Proper noun
Bloch m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Bloch
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Bloch | Blochowie |
| genitive | Blocha | Blochów |
| dative | Blochowi | Blochom |
| accusative | Blocha | Blochów |
| instrumental | Blochem | Blochami |
| locative | Blochu | Blochach |
| vocative | Blochu | Blochowie |
Proper noun
Bloch f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
- “Bloch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022