# блок
## Bulgarian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bloc, possibly via Russian блок (blok) or German Block, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blukką (“beam, log”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɫɔk]

#### Noun

блок • (blok) m (relational adjective бло́ков, diminutive бло́кче)
* block (cuboid chunk of material)
* bloc, alliance (group of countries)
* clump, grouping
* high-rise building

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English block, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1.

#### Pronunciation

IPA: [bɫɔk]

#### Noun

блок • (blok) m
* act of blocking
* (sports) block, interception (defensive maneuver)

##### Derived terms

* блокада (blokada, “blockade”)
* блокирам (blokiram, “to block, to prevent from passing”)
* блокировач (blokirovač, “blocker”)

### References

* “блок”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɫɔk]
* Homophone: блог (blog)
* Rhymes: -ɔk

### Noun

блок • (blok) m (diminutive блокче)
* block (city)
* bloc (group of countries)
* drawing pad

#### Declension
## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɫok]
* Audio: Audio:(file)
* Homophones: блог

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bloc.

#### Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ков, relational adjective бло́чный)
* block (cuboid object)
* set, unit
    Synonym: агрега́т (agregát)
* block, section (of a prefabricated building)
* (politics) bloc, coalition
    Synonyms: коали́ция (koalícija), алья́нс (alʹjáns)

##### Descendants

* → Armenian: բլոկ (blok)
* → Yakut: блок (blok)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Block.

#### Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ков, relational adjective бло́чный)
* pulley
    Synonyms: полиспаст (polispast), таль (talʹ)

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English block.

#### Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ков)
* (sports) block
    Synonym: блокиро́вка (blokiróvka)

##### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

бло̏к m (Latin spelling blȍk)
* block (a cuboid piece)
* (sports) block
* (politics) bloc, coalition
* block of flats

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɫɔk]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Block.

#### Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ків, relational adjective бло́ковий)
* pulley, pulley block

##### Declension
#### Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ка, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ків, relational adjective бло́ковий)
* block (cuboid object)

##### Derived terms

* блокува́льний (blokuválʹnyj)
* блокува́ння n (blokuvánnja)
* блокува́ти impf or pf (blokuváty)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bloc.

#### Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ку, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ків, relational adjective бло́ковий)
* (politics) bloc

##### Derived terms

* позабло́ковий (pozablókovyj)

### Etymology 3

Possibly borrowed from English block.

#### Noun

блок • (blok) m inan (genitive бло́ку, nominative plural бло́ки, genitive plural бло́ків)
* (sports) block (an action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play)

##### Declension
### References

* 1 2 Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “блок”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “блок”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2010), “блок”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (а – бязь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “блок”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “блок”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “блок”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “блок”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “блок”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)

## Yakut
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian блок (blok).

### Noun

блок • (blok)
* (politics) bloc
* block (solid, often cuboid, mass)

#### See also

* куб (kub, “cube”)
* хоппо (qoppo, “box”)