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Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish rør, from Old Norse reyrr (whence also reyr).
Pronunciation
Noun
rör n (genitive singular rörs, nominative plural rör)
- pipe, tube
- straw (to drink through)
Declension
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish rør, from Old Norse reyrr.
Alternative forms
Noun
rör n
- a pipe (hollow tube), a tube
- a reed, a cane, a straw (of some tall grasses, including sugar canes, rattan and bamboo)
- (music) a reed (on some woodwind instruments: clarinet, saxophone, oboe)
- an ice skate (particularly in ice hockey and bandy)
- Synonym: skridsko
- (electronics) a vacuum tube
Declension
Derived terms
Idioms
- (colloquial) raka rör (“direct, open and frank communication”, literally “straight pipes”)
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
rör
- inflection of röra:
- imperative
- present indicative
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