Rod

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rod"

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviated form of Rodney and of Roderick, both with roots originating from Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”).

Proper noun

Rod

1. A nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rȍdъ.

Proper noun

Rod

1. The god of the family, ancestors and fate in Slavic mythology.

Translations

Slavic god

• Czech: Rod (pl) m
• Russian: Род m (Rod)

Anagrams

• dor, ODR, d'or, Ord, DOR, D. Or., ord, Dor., DRO, Dor, ORD, dro, RDO

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• root (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From the adjective rod, from Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːt/

Noun

Rod ? (plural Rode)

1. the color red

Derived terms

• weinrod, Weinrod

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)

Weis	Grau	Schwarz
Rod	Ranschegelleb; Braun	Gelleb, Geel
Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)	Grien (Dunkelgrien)	Menz
Meergrien	Blau (Hellblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Feilche	Rosch, Lila	Roserod

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Romanian

Etymology

From rod.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Rod m

1. A village in Tilișca, Sibiu, Romania

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rôd/

Proper noun

Rȍd m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̏д)

1. Rhodes

References

• “Rod”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024