Bock
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bɔk]
Etymology 1
From Old High German boc, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ- (“ram”). Cognate to English buck.
Declension
Etymology 2
From a southern German alteration of Einbeck, a brewery town in Lower Saxony, where the beer originally hails from. The Low German placename suffix -beck (“-brook”) was reinterpreted in southern dialects as the plural of Bock (etymology 1 above). Compare a fuller form still in Bavarian Oambock, Ambock.
Declension
Noun
Bock m (genitive Bock, plural Böcke)
- (colloquial) desire, interest to do something; construed with haben, kriegen, or machen + auf
- 2013, Marteria, "Kids (2 Finger an den Kopf)".
- Keiner hat mehr Bock auf Kiffen, Saufen, Feiern.
- Nobody feels like blazing, boozing, partying anymore.
- Hast du Bock? ― Do you feel like it?
- Ich kriege langsam Bock auf Tanzen. ― I’m starting to feel like dancing.
- Das macht Bock auf mehr. ― This makes you want more.
- 2013, Marteria, "Kids (2 Finger an den Kopf)".
- (colloquial) fun, pleasure; construed with machen without auf
- Macht’s Bock? ― Is it fun?
Usage notes
- The plural is rare but is sometimes used in a jocularly fashion with no change in meaning: Hast du Böcke?
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German buc, from Old High German buc, alternative form of boc (which would have yielded Luxembourgish *Back), from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bok/
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