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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. Any of three villages in England.
4. (preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname of Gibraltar.
5. (Australia, preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname of Uluru.
6. (preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname of the prison on Alcatraz Island, USA.
7. (Canada, preceded by "the" or "The") Nickname of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

• 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.

• Cork, cork

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German roc.

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔk/

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

1. skirt (garment)
2. (regional) (men's) jacket
3. (Switzerland) dress

Borrowed from English rock.

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

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Rock m (genitive Rocks, no plural)

1. rock (style of music)

• IPA^(key): /rok/

Rock m (plural Reck, diminutive Reckche or Reckelche)

1. skirt

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

• IPA^(key): /ʀok/

Rock m (plural Réck)

1. skirt

Compare German Rock.

Rock m (plural Reck)

1. coat

Rock m (plural Rakj)

1. skirt