rør

See also: rör, ror, and ROR

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr (“reed”), from Proto-Germanic *rauza-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /røːr/, [ʁœ̞ɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

rør n (singular definite røret, plural indefinite rør)

reed
pipe, tube

Inflection

Declension of rør

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rør	røret	rør	rørene
genitive	rørs	rørets	rørs	rørenes

Etymology 2

See røre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /røːr/, [ʁœ̞ɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

rør

imperative of røre

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [røːr]

Etymology 1

From Danish rør (“reed; pipe, tube”), from Old Norse reyrr (“reed”), from Proto-Germanic *rauza-.

Noun

rør n (genitive singular rørs, plural rør)

pipe, tube

Declension

Declension of rør
n3	singular		plural
n3	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rør	rørið	rør	rørini
accusative	rør	rørið	rør	rørini
dative	røri	rørinum	rørum	rørunum
genitive	rørs	rørsins	røra	røranna

Synonyms

pípa

Etymology 2

See rógva.

Verb

rør

third person singular present of rógva
- (proverb) hann fær byr, ið bíðar, og havn, ið rør
  he gets wind [in the sails] who waits, and a harbour [one] who rows.

Etymology 3

See røra.

Verb

rør

imperative singular of røra

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr

Noun

rør n (definite singular røret, indefinite plural rør, definite plural røra or rørene)

pipe, tube
cane (from bamboo; sugar cane)
mess

Derived terms

Terms derived from rør

Etymology 2

Verb

rør

imperative of røre

References

“rør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.