Röhre

See also: Rohre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rōre (“reed, rush”), rœre, from Old High German rōra, a derivative of rōr (whence Rohr, which see).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁøːʁə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Röh‧re
  • Rhymes: -øːʁə

Noun

Röhre f (genitive Röhre, plural Röhren, diminutive Röhrchen n)

  1. tube, duct, pipe
  2. (colloquial) oven
  3. (colloquial) television

Declension

Declension of Röhre [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Röhre die Röhren
genitive einer der Röhre der Röhren
dative einer der Röhre den Röhren
accusative eine die Röhre die Röhren

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: rérna

Further reading

  • “Röhre” in Duden online
  • “Röhre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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