Polyglot Dictionary

Harnröhre

/ˈhaʁnˌʁøːʁə/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Harnröhren

Meaning

  1. urethra

    Built from Harn (urine) + Röhre (tube).

    • Die Harnröhre ist entzündet.

      The urethra is inflamed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Harn urine
  • Röhre tube

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

uretra

uretra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "urethra."

Portuguese

uretra

uretra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "urethra."

Practice

1 What does Harnröhre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist entzündet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Harnröhre?

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