See also: ror, roer, ROR, rór, and rør

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish rør, from Old Norse reyrr (whence also reyr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rör n (genitive singular rörs, nominative plural rör)

  1. pipe, tube
  2. straw (to drink through)

Declension

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    Declension of rör
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rör rörið rör rörin
accusative rör rörið rör rörin
dative röri rörinu rörum rörunum
genitive rörs rörsins röra röranna

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish rør, from Old Norse reyrr.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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rör n

  1. a pipe (hollow tube), a tube
  2. a reed, a cane, a straw (of some tall grasses, including sugar canes, rattan and bamboo)
    italienskt rör
    Arundo donax
    spanskt rör
    rattan
  3. (music) a reed (on some woodwind instruments: clarinet, saxophone, oboe)
  4. an ice skate (particularly in ice hockey and bandy)
    Synonym: skridsko
  5. (electronics) a vacuum tube
Declension
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Declension of rör 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rör röret rör rören
Genitive rörs rörets rörs rörens
Derived terms
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Idioms
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  • (colloquial) raka rör (direct, open and frank communication, literally straight pipes)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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rör

  1. inflection of röra:
    1. imperative
    2. present indicative

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