Röhrchen

German

Etymology

From Rohr and Röhre +‎ -chen. The semantic distinction between these interrelated nouns is vague to begin with and they regularly merge in the diminutive.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁøːʁçən/, [ˈʁøːɐ̯.çən], [ˈʁœɐ̯.çən]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Röhr‧chen

Noun

Röhrchen n (strong, genitive Röhrchens, plural Röhrchen)

diminutive of Rohr, Röhre: a small tube, e.g. a tubule, cannula, test tube

Declension

Declension of Röhrchen [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Röhrchen	die	Röhrchen
genitive	eines	des	Röhrchens	der	Röhrchen
dative	einem	dem	Röhrchen	den	Röhrchen
accusative	ein	das	Röhrchen	die	Röhrchen