Rohr

German

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ʁoːɐ̯/
Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
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Noun

Rohr n (strong, genitive Rohres or Rohrs, plural Rohre, diminutive Röhrchen n)

duct, pipe, tube
Synonyms: Leitung, Röhre, Rohrleitung
blowpipe
(botany) cane
Synonyms: Halm, Schaft, Stängel

Zuckerrohr ― sugar cane
(military) Clipping of Geschützrohr (“barrel”).
(vulgar) erection

Declension

Declension of Rohr [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rohr	die	Rohre
genitive	eines	des	Rohres, Rohrs	der	Rohre
dative	einem	dem	Rohr, Rohre¹	den	Rohren
accusative	ein	das	Rohr	die	Rohre

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Fallrohr, Hörrohr, Ofenrohr
Schilfrohr, Zuckerrohr

Related terms

Further reading

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) chapter 932, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 932

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