Rohr

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.

• IPA^(key): /ʁoːɐ̯/
• Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

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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

• Fallrohr, Hörrohr, Ofenrohr
• Schilfrohr, Zuckerrohr

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

•   Rohr on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Rohr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rohr” in Duden online
• Guus Kroonen (2013) “rauza”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 407
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “932”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 932