Ruhr

English

Etymology

From German Ruhr.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹʊɚ/, /ɹɝ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹʊə/
• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Ruhr

1. A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a branch of the river Rhine and its basin.
2. (The Ruhr) An urban area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Translations

A branch of the river Rhine and its basin

• Arabic: رُورْ (rūr)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鲁尔河 (zh)

• German: Ruhr (de) n
• Turkish: Ruhr
• Walloon: Roûle (wa) f

(The Ruhr) An urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Arabic: حَوْضُ اُلْرُورْ (ḥawḍu ur-rūr)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鲁尔区

• German: Ruhrgebiet (de) n
• Turkish: Ruhr bölgesi

Anagrams

• hurr

German

Etymology

From Late Latin rubro gilum (“red brook”), of Celtic origin; for the second element see the river Celbis.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -uːɐ̯

Proper noun

die Ruhr f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ruhr)

1. Ruhr (a right tributary of the Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Derived terms

• Ruhrgebiet

Noun

Ruhr f (genitive Ruhr, plural Ruhren)

1. dysentery

   Synonym: Dysenterie

Declension

Declension of Ruhr [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ruhr	die	Ruhren
genitive	einer	der	Ruhr	der	Ruhren
dative	einer	der	Ruhr	den	Ruhren
accusative	eine	die	Ruhr	die	Ruhren

Turkish

Proper noun

Ruhr

1. Ruhr

Derived terms

• Ruhr bölgesi