Rota
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rota"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Italian Rota, from Latin Rota, from Latin rota (“wheel”).
Proper noun edit
Rota (countable and uncountable, plural Rotas)
- (Catholicism) A branch of the papal Curia which serves as an appellate court in ecclesiastical cases, including cases of marriage nullity.
- 1728, Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Rota":
- The Rota consists of twelve Doctors, chosen out of the four Nations of Italy, France, Spain, and Germany.
- 1728, Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Rota":
- (UK, historical or obsolete) A club established by James Harrington in 1659 to advocate term limits and rotation of government offices; other similar clubs of the era.
- (countable) A surname from Italian.
- A town in Andalusia, Spain.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- "rota, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rota
- An island in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Translations edit
island
Further reading edit
- “Rota” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From rota (“wheel”).
Proper noun edit
Rota m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants edit
- English: Rota
Anagrams edit
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From rota (“adornment”).
Proper noun edit
Rota f
- a female given name
References edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rota f
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Rota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014