der Stock

A1

floor, storey

English meaning
floor, storey
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Stöcke
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Rooms of the House

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Stock in a sentence

Unsere Wohnung liegt im ersten Stock.

Our apartment is on the first floor.

Declension of der Stock

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Stockdie Stöcke
Accusativeden Stockdie Stöcke
Dativedem Stockden Stöcken
Genitivedes Stocksder Stöcke

Word family

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Where Stock comes from

[1] mittelhochdeutsch, althochdeutsch stoc, germanisch *stukka- „Stock, Balken, Baumstumpf“, indogermanisch steu- „stoßen“. Das Wort ist seit dem 8. Jahrhundert belegt.

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Questions about Stock

Is it der, die or das Stock?

It is der Stock — Stock is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Stöcke.

What is the plural of Stock?

The plural of der Stock is die Stöcke.

What is the genitive of Stock?

The genitive singular is des Stocks. The dative plural is den Stöcken.

What does Stock mean in English?

der Stock means "floor, storey". For example: "Unsere Wohnung liegt im ersten Stock." — "Our apartment is on the first floor."

What level is Stock in German?

Stock is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the rooms of the house vocabulary.

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