Rod
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "rod"
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviated form of Rodney and of Roderick, both with roots originating from Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”).
Proper noun
Rod
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rȍdъ.
Proper noun
Rod
Translations
Anagrams
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- root (Wiesemann spelling system)
Etymology
From the adjective rod, from Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rod ? (plural Rode)
- the color red
Derived terms
See also
| Weis | Grau | Schwarz |
| Rod | Ranschegelleb; Braun | Gelleb, Geel |
| Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien) | Grien (Dunkelgrien) | Menz |
| Meergrien | Blau (Hellblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
| Feilche | Rosch, Lila | Roserod |
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
From rod.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Rod m
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rȍd m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̏д)
References
- “Rod”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024