Augenblick

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Augenblick

[ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌblɪk]
[ˌaʊ̯ɡn̩ˈblɪk]
[ˈaʊ̯ɡŋ̩ˌblɪk]
[ˌaʊ̯ɡŋ̩ˈblɪk]

Rhymes with ɪk

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schon im Mittelhochdeutschen ist ougenblick „(schneller) Blick der Augen“ bezeugt, vom 13. Jahrhundert an auch mit der Bedeutung „ganz kurze Zeitspanne“

strukturell: Determinativkompositum aus dem Substantiv Auge, dem Fugenelement -n und dem Substantiv Blick

noun Augenblick · Augenblicke · Augenblicks · Augenblickes

kurze Dauer, Moment In diesem Augenblick gefror mir das Blut in den Adern.
Similar: Moment · Opposite: Weile, Ewigkeit

In English

second short, indeterminate amount of time
jiffy very short, unspecified length of time
moment very brief period of time
snap very short period of time, or task
trice very short time
wink brief time, instant
instant period of time
blink the time needed to close and reopen one's eyes
eyeblink act of blinking one's eyelids one time
blink of an eye moment (a very short period of time)

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@misc{augenblick_2026,
  title = {Augenblick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/augenblick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}