Sprachrohr

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German

Etymology

From Sprache +‎ Rohr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpʁaːxˌʁoːɐ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: Sprach‧rohr

Noun

Sprachrohr n (strong, genitive Sprachrohres or Sprachrohrs, plural Sprachrohre)

  1. (now uncommon) megaphone
  2. (by extension) mouthpiece (spokesman who speaks on behalf of someone else)
    • 2025 April 10, Alexander Friedman, “Krieg in der Ukraine: Umstrittener Gesandter”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Der Politikwissenschaftler Sergei Markow, ein bekanntes Sprachrohr des Kremls, fabuliert sogar von Witkoff, dem „guten US-amerikanischen Juden“ mit Vorfahren aus dem Zarenreich – als Gegenpol zum früheren Außenminister Antony Blinken. Blinken,
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: šprȃhrōr

Further reading

  • Sprachrohr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache