der Felsblock
boulder
A large, solid piece of rock, usually broken off from a cliff or rock face.
EXAMPLE
Ein herabgestürzter Felsblock versperrte die Straße.
A boulder that had fallen from above blocked the road.
der Felsblock
boulder
der Felsblock, die Felsblöcke
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Felsblock, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Felsblöcke |
| genitive | des Felsblockes |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Felsblock | die Felsblöcke |
| accusative | den Felsblock | die Felsblöcke |
| dative | dem Felsblock | den Felsblöcken |
| genitive | des Felsblockes des Felsblocks | der Felsblöcke |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Felsblock' is made up of 'Fels' (rock) and 'Block' (block). The base word 'Block' refers here to a large, solid piece; 'Fels' describes the material.
EXAMPLE
Ein gewaltiger Felsblock lag mitten auf dem Wanderweg.
A huge boulder lay in the middle of the hiking trail.
Typical collocations
'Felsblock' is often used with verbs such as 'herabstürzen' (to fall), 'rollen' (to roll), and 'liegen' (to lie). 'Einen Felsblock entfernen' (to remove a boulder) is also a typical phrase when it is blocking a path or road.
EXAMPLE
Mehrere Arbeiter mussten den Felsblock von der Straße entfernen.
Several workers had to remove the boulder from the road.
Nature context
'Felsblock' is especially common in descriptions of mountains, hiking trails, avalanches, or landslides. Signal words such as 'Hang' (slope), 'Geröll' (debris), 'Berg' (mountain), or 'Straße' (road) often indicate this concrete natural context.
EXAMPLE
Nach dem Erdrutsch lagen mehrere Felsblöcke am Fuß des Berges.
After the landslide, several boulders lay at the foot of the mountain.
In real life
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