rör

See also: ror, roer, ROR, rór, and rør

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish rør, from Old Norse reyrr (whence also reyr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rœːr/
  • Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

rör n (genitive singular rörs, nominative plural rör)

  1. pipe, tube
  2. straw (to drink through)

Declension
declension of rör
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rör rörið rör rörin
accusative rör rörið rör rörin
dative röri rörinu rörum rörunum
genitive rörs rörsins röra röranna

Derived terms

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rør, from Old Norse reyrr.

Alternative forms

Noun

rör n

  1. a pipe (hollow tube), a tube
  2. a reed, a cane, a straw (of some tall grasses, including sugar canes, rattan and bamboo)
    italienskt rör
    Arundo donax
    spanskt rör
    rattan
  3. (music) a reed (on some woodwind instruments: clarinet, saxophone, oboe)
  4. an ice skate (particularly in ice hockey and bandy)
    Synonym: skridsko
  5. (electronics) a vacuum tube
Declension
Declension of rör 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rör röret rör rören
Genitive rörs rörets rörs rörens
Derived terms
Idioms
  • (colloquial) raka rör (“direct, open and frank communication”, literally “straight pipes”)
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rör

  1. inflection of röra:
    1. imperative
    2. present indicative

References
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