rør

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See also: rör, ror, and ROR

Danish

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr (reed), from Proto-Germanic *rauzaz, *rauzą.

Pronunciation

Noun

rør n (singular definite røret, plural indefinite rør)

  1. reed
  2. pipe, tube
Inflection

Etymology 2

See røre.

Pronunciation

Verb

rør. The command is a specialization of the imperative verb form.

  1. imperative of røre

Interjection

rør

  1. (military) at ease!

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Danish rør (reed; pipe, tube), from Old Norse reyrr (reed), from Proto-Germanic *rauzaz, *rauzą.

Noun

rør n (genitive singular rørs, plural rør)

  1. pipe, tube
Declension
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rør rørið rør rørini
accusative rør rørið rør rørini
dative røri rørinum rørum rørunum
genitive rørs rørsins røra røranna
Synonyms

Etymology 2

See rógva.

Verb

rør

  1. third-person singular present of rógva

Etymology 3

See røra.

Verb

rør

  1. imperative singular of røra

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr.

Noun

rør n (definite singular røret, indefinite plural rør, definite plural røra or rørene)

  1. pipe, tube
  2. cane (from bamboo; sugar cane)
  3. handset (part of a landline telephone; sometimes used by extension when talking about phones in general)
  4. mess
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

rør

  1. imperative of røre

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

rør

  1. imperative of røre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse reyrr m or f.

Noun

rør f or n (definite singular røra or røret, indefinite plural rører or rør, definite plural rørene or røra)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of røyr

Etymology 3

From Old Norse hrœrar m pl.

Noun

rør f (definite singular røra, indefinite plural rører, definite plural rørene)

  1. (pre-1938) alternative form of røyr