Rochen

See also: rochen and röchen

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German roche, ruche, ultimately a derivative of Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz (“rough”). Cognate with Old English reohhe, ruhha, Dutch rog, and, via Old French, English roach (“fish of the family Cyprinidae”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔxn̩/

Noun

Rochen m (genitive Rochens, plural Rochen)

  1. ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

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