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The German word for rock is
Fels





rock

Gender

The gender of Fels is masculine. E.g. der Fels.

German Definition


rock
     Substantiv:
     [1] Fels, Felsen, Felsbrocken, Stein
     [4] Musik: Rock
     [5] Verteidigung, Verteidigungslinie
          [1] The ground was solid rock.
            Der Boden bestand aus gewachsenem Fels.
          [2] We saw a gigantic rock on the horizon.
            Wir erblickten am Horizont einen gigantischen Felsen.
          [3] They threw big rocks on the attackers.
            Sie warfen große Steine/Felsbrocken auf die Angreifer.
          [4] Wild rock is intoxicating.
            Wilder Rock ist berauschend.



Translations for rock and their definitions

Fels
     n. rock


Schwanken
     n. gerund of schwanken
     v. to fluctuate; to vary; to waver (+aux, haben)
     v. to shake; to rock; to sway (+aux, haben)
     v. to stagger (+aux, sein)


Schaukeln
     n. plural of Schaukel
     v. to swing back and forth, to rock to and fro (e.g. a baby)


Gestein
     n. rock, mass of stone, especially as part of the crust of the earth


Wiegen
     n. plural of Wiege
     n. gerund of wiegen
     v. to weigh; to be of a certain weight
     v. (usually transitive) to weigh; to measure the weight of
          Vom Wiegen wird die Sau nicht fett - The sow does not get fat from being weighed (You don't change a thing by checking it again)
     v. to move (something) from side to side; to sway; to shake; to rock
          Das Kind in den Schlag wiegen - rock the child to sleep
          Jemanden in Sicherheit wiegen - feigning security to someone
     v. to chop (e.g. herbs); to mince


Rocken
     n-m. distaff
     v. to get done, to accomplish


Kandiszucker


aufmischen


Felsenpronunciation
     n-m. rock


Rockpronunciation
     n. skirt (garment)
     n. (regional) (men's) jacket
     n. (Switzerland) dress
     n. rock (style of music)


aufwühlen
     v. to churn, to churn up


Felsbrocken
     n-m. boulder
Image illustrating the German word Felsbrocken


Klunker
     n-m. (colloquial sometimes derogatory) rock, bling (large or ostensible piece of jewelry)
     n-f. (dated) tassel


Felsblock


Zuckerstange


stampfen
     v. to stamp, to stomp, to clomp



schockieren
     v. to shock


Findling
     n-m. (dated) foundling
     n-m. , translation=The text by police superintendent Merker about the foundling Kaspar Hauser, which I shall repudiate here, already shows in its title “Kaspar Hauser, not improbably an impostor” that the
     n-m. (geology) glacial erratic def-date, since 19th c.


Schäre
     n-f. skerry (flat, rocky isle, especially in Scandinavia)


Klippe
     n-f. rock that is partly covered by (sea) water
     n-f. cliff (steep rock face)
     n-f. (in particular) steep coast


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