Röhre

See also: Rohre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rōre (reed, rush), rœre, from Old High German rōra, a derivative of rōr (whence Rohr), from Proto-Germanic *rauzą (reed, rush).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁøːʁə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Röh‧re

Noun

Röhre f (genitive Röhre, plural Röhren, diminutive Röhrchen n)

  1. tube, duct, pipe
  2. (colloquial) oven
  3. (colloquial) television

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: rérna

Further reading

  • Röhre” in Duden online
  • Röhre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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