German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ougenblick (quick glance), corresponding to Auge (eye) +‎ -n- +‎ Blick (glance). Cognate to Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), Luxembourgish Abléck, Dutch ogenblik, Danish øjeblik, Swedish ögonblick, Norwegian øyeblikk, Icelandic augnablik. Compare English eyeblink.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊɡənblɪk/, /aʊɡənˈblɪk/
  • Both ways of stress are common and are used depending on the rhythm of the phrase. The interjection virtually always has final stress.
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  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

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Augenblick m (strong, genitive Augenblickes or Augenblicks, plural Augenblicke, diminutive Augenblickchen n)

  1. moment, instant, blink of an eye (very short period of time)
    Synonym: Moment

Declension

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Interjection

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Augenblick!

  1. one second!, one moment!

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