Noun
die Pocke
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔkə/
pox, smallpox (the disease; normally plural: die Pocken)
C2
rank #13,085
plural Pocken
Meanings
Noun
- pox, smallpox (the disease; normally plural: die Pocken)
- pock (a single pustule)
Example sentence
Gelbfieber und Pocken waren nicht länger eine Bedrohung.
Yellow fever and smallpox were no longer a threat.
Word forms
singular
die Pocke
plural
die Pocken
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Pocke
Accusativedie Pocke
Dativeder Pocke
Genitiveder Pocke
Plural
Nominativedie Pocken
Accusativedie Pocken
Dativeden Pocken
Genitiveder Pocken
Usage
- an Pocken erkranken — contract smallpox; the disease name is plural
- eine Pocke / die Pocken — a single skin pustule versus the disease name
Das historische Tagebuch berichtet von Pocken in der Stadt.
The historical diary reports smallpox in the town.