"Ruder" meaning in German

See Ruder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈruːdər/, [ˈʁuː.dɐ] Audio: De-Ruder.ogg
Rhymes: -uːdɐ Etymology: From Middle High German ruoder, from Old High German ruoder, ruodar, from Proto-West Germanic *rōþr. Compare Dutch roer, English rudder. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|de|gmh|ruoder}} Middle High German ruoder, {{inh|de|goh|ruoder}} Old High German ruoder, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*rōþr}} Proto-West Germanic *rōþr, {{cog|nl|roer}} Dutch roer, {{cog|en|rudder}} English rudder Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Ruder n (strong, genitive Ruders, plural Ruder) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Ruders [genitive], Ruder [plural], strong [table-tags], Ruder [nominative, singular], Ruder [definite, nominative, plural], Ruders [genitive, singular], Ruder [definite, genitive, plural], Ruder [dative, singular], Rudern [dative, definite, plural], Ruder [accusative, singular], Ruder [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. oar Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Riemen Hyponyms: Höhenruder, Seitenruder, Steuerruder Derived forms: ruderartig, Ruderer, ruderförmig, Ruderfrosch, rudern
    Sense id: en-Ruder-de-noun-IeX4mml1 Categories (other): German terms with collocations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 71 26 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 3 3
  2. rudder Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Steuerruder, Steuer
    Sense id: en-Ruder-de-noun-N9gPQ~Q8
  3. (figurative) control, power Tags: figuratively, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Ruder-de-noun-9szAizxD Categories (other): German terms with collocations

Inflected forms

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