Rod

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Abbreviated form of Rodney and of Roderick, both with roots originating from Germanic *hrōþiz (fame).

Proper noun[edit]

Rod

  1. A nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick.

Anagrams[edit]

Hunsrik[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • root (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology[edit]

From the adjective rod, from Middle High German rōt (red, red-haired), from Old High German rōt (red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red), from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Rod (plural Rode)

  1. The color red

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)
     Weis      Grau      Schwarz
             Rod              Ranschegelleb; Braun              Gelleb, Geel
             Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)              Grien (Dunkelgrien)              Menz
             Meergrien              Blau (Hellblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Feilche              Rosch, Lila              Roserod

Further reading[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rod.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Rod m

  1. A village in Tilișca, Sibiu, Romania

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Rȍd m (Cyrillic spelling Ро̏д)

  1. Rhodes

References[edit]

  • Rod” in Hrvatski jezični portal