Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /røːr/, [ʁœ̞ɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

rør n (singular definite røret, plural indefinite rør)

1. reed
2. pipe, tube

Inflection

Etymology 2

See røre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /røːr/, [ʁœ̞ɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

rør

1. imperative of røre

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [røːr]

Etymology 1

From Danish rør ‎(“reed; pipe, tube”), from Old Norse reyrr ‎(“reed”), from Proto-Germanic *rauza-.

Noun

rør n (genitive singular rørs, plural rør)

1. pipe, tube

Declension

Synonyms

• pípa

Etymology 2

See rógva.

Verb

rør

1. third person singular present of rógva
   • (proverb) hann fær byr, ið bíðar, og havn, ið rør

     he gets wind [in the sails] who waits, and a harbour [one] who rows.

Etymology 3

See røra.

Verb

rør

1. imperative singular of røra

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr

Noun

rør n ‎(definite singular røret, indefinite plural rør, definite plural røra or rørene)

1. pipe, tube
2. cane (from bamboo; sugar cane)
3. mess

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

rør

1. imperative of røre

References

• “rør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.