Rock

See also: rock, röck, The Rock, and the Rock

English

Proper noun

Rock

  1. A topographic surname​ for someone living near a rock or an oak ( atter + oke ).
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. (preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname of Gibraltar.
  4. (preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA.
  5. (Canada, preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Usage notes

  • The given name is rare, but had some vogue in the 1950s due to an American film star named Rock Hudson.
  • When used as a nickname for Gibraltar, Alcatraz prison, or Newfoundland, the preceding the is often capitalized.

Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German roc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔk/
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Noun

Rock m (genitive Rocks or Rockes, plural Röcke, diminutive Röckchen n)

  1. skirt (garment)
  2. (Switzerland) dress
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English rock.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔk/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ɹɔk/ (less commonly, approximating English pronunciation)
  • audio(file)

Noun

Rock m (genitive Rocks, no plural)

  1. rock (style of music)
Declension

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German roc, from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz. Cognate with German Rock, Dutch rok, Icelandic rokkur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀok/

Noun

Rock m (plural Réck)

  1. skirt

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Rock.

Noun

Rock m (plural Reck)

  1. coat

Plautdietsch

Noun

Rock m (plural Rakj)

  1. skirt
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