Rod

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Rod. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Rod, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Rod in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Rod you have here. The definition of the word Rod will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofRod, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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

  1. A nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rȍdъ.

 Rod on Wikipedia

Proper noun

Rod

  1. The god of the family, ancestors and fate in Slavic mythology.
Translations

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rod m anim (female equivalent Rodová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Rod (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Rod Rodové
genitive Roda Rodů
dative Rodovi Rodům
accusative Roda Rody
vocative Rode Rodové
locative Rodovi Rodech
instrumental Rodem Rody

Further reading

  • “Rod”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
  • Moldanová, Dobrava (2019) Naše příjmení [Our surnames] (in Czech), 5th edition, Prague: Agentura Pankrác, →ISBN, page 156

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)

  1. the color red

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)
     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

  1. A village in Tilișca, Sibiu, Romania

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rȍd m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̏д)

  1. Rhodes

References

  • “Rod”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia