Rod

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English

Etymology

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.

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)

  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

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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
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