Ruhr
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹʊɚ/, /ɹɝ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹʊə/
- Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)
Proper noun edit
Ruhr
- A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, a branch of the river Rhine and its basin.
- (The Ruhr) An urban area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Translations edit
A branch of the river Rhine and its basin
(The Ruhr) An urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin rubro gilum (“red brook”), of Celtic origin; for the second element see the river Celbis.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
die Ruhr f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Ruhr)
- Ruhr (a right tributary of the Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Ruhr f (genitive Ruhr, plural Ruhren)
- dysentery
- Synonym: Dysenterie
Declension edit
Declension of Ruhr [feminine]
References edit
- ^ Engeln, O. D., Urquhart, J. D. (1924). The Story Key to Geographic Names. United Kingdom: D. Appleton, p. 172-73
Turkish edit
Proper noun edit
Ruhr