See also: Rudern

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ruodern, from Old High German ruoderōn, garuoderōn, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *rōaną (to row). Also see Ruder.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁuːdɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: ru‧dern

Verb

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rudern (weak, third-person singular present rudert, past tense ruderte, past participle gerudert, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to row (propel over water using oars)
  2. (intransitive) to flail (one's arms)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • rudern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • rudern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • rudern” in Duden online
  • rudern” in OpenThesaurus.de