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noun

die Pocke, -n

pock

Definition & meaning

A Pocke is a small raised blister or pustule on the skin, especially one caused by a pox disease. The plural Pocken can also refer to pox diseases themselves, as in smallpox or chickenpox.

Grammar & Word origin

Pocke is a feminine noun: die Pocke. Its plural is die Pocken. It is a simple noun, not a compound. The word is historically related to forms such as Middle High German poche; its more distant origin is uncertain.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Pustel — a close synonym for the individual skin lesion, but it is a broader medical term and does not specifically imply a pox disease.
  • Blatter — an older or less common term for a pox-related skin lesion; Blattern can refer to pox disease.
  • There is no direct antonym. Pocke names a kind of skin lesion or disease, not a quality with a straightforward opposite.

Common phrases & collocations

  • Pocken bekommen — to contract a pox disease.
  • Pockennarbe — a scar left by a pox lesion.

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Examples

Auf seiner Haut ist eine kleine Pocke.noun

There is a small pock on his skin.

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