Meaning 1neutral · 90%
A stick used for support or walking; in a building, a floor or storey.
Natural examples
Der alte Mann geht mit einem Stock.
The old man walks with a stick.
Wir wohnen im dritten Stock.
We live on the third floor.
Die Wohnung ist zwei Stockwerke hoch.
The apartment building is two storeys high.
Usage note
Stock means a stick in everyday contexts; in a building it also means a floor. Stockwerk is the clearer word for a storey.
Useful combinations
mit einem Stock gehen — to walk with a stickim ersten Stock — on the first floordrei Stockwerke — three storeys
Mini-lesson: Stock: two common meanings
Stock مذکر است و یعنی عصا؛ در ساختمان هم به معنی طبقه است. جمع آن Stöcke است.
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