Noun
die Ruhr
dysentery
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Meanings
Noun
- dysentery
Example sentence
Auf der langen Schiffsreise erkrankten viele Passagiere an der Ruhr.
On the long sea voyage many passengers fell ill with dysentery.
Word forms
singular
die Ruhr
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Ruhr
Accusativedie Ruhr
Dativeder Ruhr
Genitiveder Ruhr
Ruhr has no common plural.
Usage
- an Ruhr erkranken — Contract dysentery; an takes dative.
- Ruhr / die Ruhr als Fluss — The disease and the German river share a spelling; context distinguishes them.
Der historische Bericht erwähnt einen Ausbruch der Ruhr.
The historical report mentions an outbreak of dysentery.