Augenblick

== German == === Etymology === 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 or blink of an eye. === Pronunciation === 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. Rhymes: -ɪk === Noun === Augenblick m (strong, genitive Augenblickes or Augenblicks, plural Augenblicke, diminutive Augenblickchen n) moment, instant, blink of an eye (very short period of time) Synonym: Moment einen Augenblick bitte ― one moment please im selben / gegenwärtigen / entscheidenden / allerletzten Augenblick ― in the same / present / crucial / very last moment Kann ich es mir nicht erst einen Augenblick überlegen? ― Can I not think about it for a moment first? Im Augenblick stehen keine freien Termine zur Verfügung. ― There are no available appointments at the moment. In diesem Augenblick entdeckt er, dass ihm ein Fehler unterlaufen ist. ― At that instant, he realises he has made a mistake. ==== Declension ==== === Interjection === Augenblick! one second!, one moment! === Further reading === “Augenblick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Augenblick” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Augenblick” in Duden online Augenblick on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de