Rochen

See also: rochen and röchen

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German roche, ruche, possibly a derivative of Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz (“rough”), but often thought to be from a substrate (compare also Latin raia). Cognate with Dutch rog, Old English reohhe, ruhha, and, via Old French, English roach (“a fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔxən/

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Noun

Rochen m (strong, genitive Rochens, plural Rochen)

1. ray (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail)

Declension

Declension of Rochen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rochen	die	Rochen
genitive	eines	des	Rochens	der	Rochen
dative	einem	dem	Rochen	den	Rochen
accusative	einen	den	Rochen	die	Rochen

Further reading

• “Rochen” in Duden online
• “Rochen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache