Rohr
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German rōr, from Old High German rōr, from Proto-Germanic *rauzą, of obscure origin; compare English rush and Old Norse reyrr, also possibly related to Latin ruscum (“bark”).
Cognate with Hunsrik Roher, Danish rør, Swedish rör.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Rohr n (strong, genitive Rohres or Rohrs, plural Rohre, diminutive Röhrchen n)
- duct, pipe, tube
- Synonyms: Leitung, Röhre, Rohrleitung
- blowpipe
- (botany) cane
- (military) Clipping of Geschützrohr (“barrel”).
- (vulgar) erection
Declension
[edit]Declension of Rohr [neuter, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Rohr on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Rohr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rohr” in Duden online
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) “rauza”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 407
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “932”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 932
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