blok
//ˈblɔk//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.block (cuboid piece of hard material)
- 2.apartment building, block, block of flats, tower block
- 3.block, cellblock
- 4.block, pad (for writing)
- 5.block (series of similar items)
- 6.bloc
- 7.block, miniature sheet (joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape)
blok okolicznościowy/pamiątkowy
a commemorative block
wydać blok
to print a block
- 8.code block (block of source code, often one that is delimited by brackets or in some similar way, depending on the programming language)
- 9.block (defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court)
- 10.heart block
blok serca
a heart block
blok przedsionkowo-komorowy
an atrioventricular block
- 11.engine block
blok napędowy
a driving block
blok cylindrów
a cylinder block
blok silnika
an engine block
- 12.block, pulley wheel, sheave
- 13.a type of desert made from powdered milk and crushed biscuits or wafers
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Borrowed from German Block. Sense 8 is a semantic loan from English code block, sense 9 is a semantic loan from English block, sense 10 is a semantic loan from English heart block, and sense 11 is a semantic loan from English engine block. First attested in 1782.
Forms
- bloczekdiminutive
- blochalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | blok | bloki |
| Genitive | bloku | bloków |
| Dative | blokowi | blokom |
| Accusative | blok | bloki |
| Instrumental | blokiem | blokami |
| Locative | bloku | blokach |
| Vocative | bloku | bloki |
Nominative
Singular
blok
Plural
bloki
Genitive
Singular
bloku
Plural
bloków
Dative
Singular
blokowi
Plural
blokom
Accusative
Singular
blok
Plural
bloki
Instrumental
Singular
blokiem
Plural
blokami
Locative
Singular
bloku
Plural
blokach
Vocative
Singular
bloku
Plural
bloki