Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rolʲ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -olʲ

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from French rôle, from Latin rotulus (paper scroll (for actors)).

Noun edit

роль (rolʹf inan (genitive ро́ли, nominative plural ро́ли, genitive plural роле́й, relational adjective ролево́й)

  1. role, part
    Synonyms: назначе́ние (naznačénije), предназначе́ние (prednaznačénije), фу́нкция (fúnkcija), ми́ссия (míssija)
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Descendants edit
  • Kazakh: рөл (röl)

Etymology 2 edit

Apparently borrowed from German Rolle (roll, role), in turn borrowed from Old French rolle (whence French rôle), from Latin rotulus (paper scroll).

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

роль (rolʹf inan (genitive ро́ли, nominative plural ро́ли, genitive plural ро́лей, relational adjective ролево́й)

  1. roll (of paper)
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Noun edit

роль (rolʹf inan (genitive ро́лі, nominative plural ро́лі, genitive plural ро́лей)

  1. role, part

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