Rollbock
English
Etymology
From German Rolle (“roll”) + Bock (“buck”); the term originated in Switzerland in the early 1880s.
Noun
Rollbock (plural Rollbocks)
- (railways) A bogie used to carry a railway carriage on a line of different gauge to the one it was built for, usually a narrower gauge.
German
Noun
Rollbock m (genitive Rollbockes, plural Rollböcke, diminutive Rollböckchen n or Rollböcklein n)
- Rollbock
Declension
Declension of Rollbock
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Rollbock | die | Rollböcke |
| genitive | eines | des | Rollbockes, Rollbocks | der | Rollböcke |
| dative | einem | dem | Rollbock, Rollbocke1 | den | Rollböcken |
| accusative | einen | den | Rollbock | die | Rollböcke |
1Now uncommon, see notes