Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rother

/ˈɹɒðə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
rother
IPA
/ˈɹɒðə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A horned animal, especially an ox.

Obsolete

noun

A rudder.

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A river in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Don at Rotherham.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A river in Hampshire and West Sussex, England, which flows into the River Arun.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A river in Kent and East Sussex, England, which flows into the English Channel.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A local government district in East Sussex created in 1974, which is named after the river in East Sussex.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Middle English rother, ruther, reother, from Old English hrūþer, hrȳþer, byforms of hrīþer, hrīþ (“neat; ox”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunþaz, *hrinþaz. Cognate with Dutch rund (“bovine”), German Rind (“bovine; beef”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: rother, hrūþer, *hrunþaz, rōþor, Roder, *ro

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Questions

How do you pronounce rother?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɒðə/.
What does rother mean?
A horned animal, especially an ox.
Where does rother come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce rother

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