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)

1. duct, pipe, tube

   Synonyms: Leitung, Röhre, Rohrleitung

2. blowpipe
3. (botany) cane

   Synonyms: Halm, Schaft, Stängel

   Zuckerrohr ― sugar cane

4. (military) Clipping of Geschützrohr (“barrel”).
5. (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

• Rohrammer, Rohrdommel, Rohrspatz
• Rohrstock, Rohrzucker
• Rohrbombe, Rohrkrepierer
• Röhre
• volles Rohr

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