boulder

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
2. A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
3. A large marble, in children's games.
4. A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.

Verb

To engage in bouldering.

Konzepte

Felsblock

Feldstein

Felsbrocken

Fels

Felsen

Brocken

Geröllblock

Stein

Geröll

Block

Blockade

Blockstrecke

Fliegendreck

Klotz

Masse

Steinmasse

zu Geröll machen

runde Steine

Kamerad

Mittäter

Wackerstein

Findling

Rollstein

Gesteinsbrocken

Lesestein

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From late Middle English bulder, short for Middle English bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”); whence dialectal Swedish bullersten (“large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it”). The first element may alternatively be allied to Old Swedish bulle, bolle (“round drinking vessel, tumbler”), from Old Norse bolli, related to Old English bolla (“round object, bowl”), see English bowl.