rör

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

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rör n (genitive singular rörs, nominative plural rör)

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

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Swedish rør, from Old Norse reyrr.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]
Declension of rör 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rör röret rör rören
Genitive rörs rörets rörs rörens
Derived terms[edit]
Idioms[edit]
  • (colloquial) raka rör (“direct, open and frank communication”, literally “straight pipes”)
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

rör

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

References[edit]

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