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rot

See also: Rot, ROT, rót, ròt, rôt, röt, and rot-

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English roten, rotten, from Old English rotian (“to rot, become corrupted, ulcerate, putrefy”), from Proto-Germanic *rutāną (“to rot”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

rot (third-person singular simple present rots, present participle rotting, simple past and past participle rotted)

  1. (intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
    The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.
  2. (intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
    Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
  4. (transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
    to rot vegetable fiber
  5. (intransitive, figuratively) To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
    to rot in prison
    to rot in Hell
  6. (transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
  7. (dated, slang) To talk nonsense.
    • 1991, Stephen Fry, chapter III, in The Liar, London: William Heinemann, →ISBN, page 26:
      Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’

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NounEdit

rot (countable and uncountable, plural rots)

  1. The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
  2. Decaying matter.
    • 2016, Nathanael Johnson, Unseen City, →ISBN, page 115:
      When a turkey vulture detects the scent of rot, it circles down, tracing the plume of chemicals to its source.
  3. Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
    • 1658–1663, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
      His cattle must of rot and murrain die.
  4. (uncountable) Verbal nonsense.

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AfrikaansEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Dutch rot, dialectal form of rat.

NounEdit

rot (plural rotte)

  1. rat

See alsoEdit

Alemannic GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Cognate with German rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.

AdjectiveEdit

rot

  1. (Formazza) red

ReferencesEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ructus.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rot m (plural rots)

  1. belch

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Further readingEdit

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

See rotten

AdjectiveEdit

rot (comparative rotter, superlative rotst)

  1. rotten, spoiled, decayed, putrid
  2. rotten, tedious, unkind, mean
InflectionEdit
Inflection of rot
uninflected rot
inflected rotte
comparative rotter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rot rotter het rotst
het rotste
indefinite m./f. sing. rotte rottere rotste
n. sing. rot rotter rotste
plural rotte rottere rotste
definite rotte rottere rotste
partitive rots rotters —
Derived termsEdit

NounEdit

rot n (plural rotten, diminutive rotje n)

  1. rot, something rotten, something rotting

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle Dutch rotte.

NounEdit

rot f (plural rotten, diminutive rotje n)

  1. (dialectal, Northern) Alternative form of rat.
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

From Middle Dutch rote.

NounEdit

rot n or f (plural rotten, diminutive rotje n)

  1. (military) a file (of men)
  2. (obsolete) multitude, band, throng
    Synonyms: drom, massa, menigte, schare

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ructus.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rot m (plural rots)

  1. (colloquial) belch, burp
    Synonym: renvoi

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FriulianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ruptus.

AdjectiveEdit

rot (feminine rote)

  1. broken

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GermanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ-. Compare Low German root, rod, rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

rot (strong nominative masculine singular roter, comparative röter or roter, superlative am rötesten or am rotesten)

  1. red (colour)
  2. (politics, relational) red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense); social democratic; socialist; communist
    1. (politics, Germany, in particular, relational) of the social democratic SPD or the more rigidly socialist Linke
  3. (possibly mildly offensive) red-haired
  4. (historical, possibly offensive) redskin; Native American; Indian

DeclensionEdit

Positive forms of rot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist rot sie ist rot es ist rot sie sind rot
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative roter rote rotes rote
genitive roten roter roten roter
dative rotem roter rotem roten
accusative roten rote rotes rote
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rote die rote das rote die roten
genitive des roten der roten des roten der roten
dative dem roten der roten dem roten den roten
accusative den roten die rote das rote die roten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein roter eine rote ein rotes (keine) roten
genitive eines roten einer roten eines roten (keiner) roten
dative einem roten einer roten einem roten (keinen) roten
accusative einen roten eine rote ein rotes (keine) roten
Comparative forms of rot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist röter
er ist roter 		sie ist röter
sie ist roter 		es ist röter
es ist roter 		sie sind röter
sie sind roter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative röterer
roterer 		rötere
rotere 		röteres
roteres 		rötere
rotere
genitive röteren
roteren 		röterer
roterer 		röteren
roteren 		röterer
roterer
dative röterem
roterem 		röterer
roterer 		röterem
roterem 		röteren
roteren
accusative röteren
roteren 		rötere
rotere 		röteres
roteres 		rötere
rotere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rötere
der rotere 		die rötere
die rotere 		das rötere
das rotere 		die röteren
die roteren
genitive des röteren
des roteren 		der röteren
der roteren 		des röteren
des roteren 		der röteren
der roteren
dative dem röteren
dem roteren 		der röteren
der roteren 		dem röteren
dem roteren 		den röteren
den roteren
accusative den röteren
den roteren 		die rötere
die rotere 		das rötere
das rotere 		die röteren
die roteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein röterer
ein roterer 		eine rötere
eine rotere 		ein röteres
ein roteres 		(keine) röteren
(keine) roteren
genitive eines röteren
eines roteren 		einer röteren
einer roteren 		eines röteren
eines roteren 		(keiner) röteren
(keiner) roteren
dative einem röteren
einem roteren 		einer röteren
einer roteren 		einem röteren
einem roteren 		(keinen) röteren
(keinen) roteren
accusative einen röteren
einen roteren 		eine rötere
eine rotere 		ein röteres
ein roteres 		(keine) röteren
(keine) roteren
Superlative forms of rot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am rötesten
er ist am rotesten 		sie ist am rötesten
sie ist am rotesten 		es ist am rötesten
es ist am rotesten 		sie sind am rötesten
sie sind am rotesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rötester
rotester 		röteste
roteste 		rötestes
rotestes 		röteste
roteste
genitive rötesten
rotesten 		rötester
rotester 		rötesten
rotesten 		rötester
rotester
dative rötestem
rotestem 		rötester
rotester 		rötestem
rotestem 		rötesten
rotesten
accusative rötesten
rotesten 		röteste
roteste 		rötestes
rotestes 		röteste
roteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der röteste
der roteste 		die röteste
die roteste 		das röteste
das roteste 		die rötesten
die rotesten
genitive des rötesten
des rotesten 		der rötesten
der rotesten 		des rötesten
des rotesten 		der rötesten
der rotesten
dative dem rötesten
dem rotesten 		der rötesten
der rotesten 		dem rötesten
dem rotesten 		den rötesten
den rotesten
accusative den rötesten
den rotesten 		die röteste
die roteste 		das röteste
das roteste 		die rötesten
die rotesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rötester
ein rotester 		eine röteste
eine roteste 		ein rötestes
ein rotestes 		(keine) rötesten
(keine) rotesten
genitive eines rötesten
eines rotesten 		einer rötesten
einer rotesten 		eines rötesten
eines rotesten 		(keiner) rötesten
(keiner) rotesten
dative einem rötesten
einem rotesten 		einer rötesten
einer rotesten 		einem rötesten
einem rotesten 		(keinen) rötesten
(keinen) rotesten
accusative einen rötesten
einen rotesten 		eine röteste
eine roteste 		ein rötestes
ein rotestes 		(keine) rötesten
(keine) rotesten

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HyponymsEdit

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Further readingEdit

  • “rot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “rot” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “rot” in Duden online
  • “rot” in OpenThesaurus.de
  •   rot on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

German Low GermanEdit

AdjectiveEdit

rot

  1. Alternative spelling of root

IcelandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

rot n (genitive singular rots, no plural)

  1. unconsciousness, insensibility
DeclensionEdit
declension of rot
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative rot rotið
accusative rot rotið
dative roti rotinu
genitive rots rotsins
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Etymology 2Edit

See rotna

NounEdit

rot n (genitive singular rots, nominative plural rot)

  1. rot, decay, putrefaction
DeclensionEdit
declension of rot
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rot rotið rot rotin
accusative rot rotið rot rotin
dative roti rotinu rotum rotunum
genitive rots rotsins rota rotanna
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Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

rot

  1. Alternative form of rote (“root”)

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

rot

  1. Alternative form of roten (“to rot”)

Etymology 3Edit

A back-formation from roten (“to rot”).

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rot (uncountable)

  1. Rotting or decomposition; the situation where something rots.
  2. Any disease which causes decaying and decomposition in humans.
  3. A disease that afflicts sheep; footrot, the rot.
DescendantsEdit
  • English: rot
ReferencesEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

NounEdit

rot m or f (definite singular rota or roten, indefinite plural røtter, definite plural røttene)

  1. root (part of a plant normally below ground level)
  2. root (of a tooth)
  3. root (of a hair)
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from rot

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

rot

  1. imperative of rote

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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From Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds. Akin to English root.

NounEdit

rot f (definite singular rota, indefinite plural røter, definite plural røtene)

  1. root (of a plant)
  2. root (of a tooth)
  3. root (of a hair)
InflectionEdit
Historical inflection of rot
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 Rot Roti Røter Røterna
1901 røter (røtar) røterne (røtane)
1917 rota, roti røter [røtter] røtene2 [røttene]
1938 rota [roti] røter røtene
2012 (current) rot rota røter røtene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Form was allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910.

Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse rót.

NounEdit

rot n (definite singular rotet, uncountable)

  1. a mess, untidiness, chaos
    Det er for mykje rot på loftet. Me må rydda.
    The attic is a mess. We have to tidy it up.
    Når me prøver å samarbeida med dei, blir det berre rot.
    When we try working with them, it just turns into chaos.

ReferencesEdit

AnagramsEdit

Old DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-West Germanic *raud.

AdjectiveEdit

rōt

  1. red

InflectionEdit

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “rōt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ-.

AdjectiveEdit

rōt

  1. red

DescendantsEdit

Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts.

NounEdit

rōt f

  1. root

DeclensionEdit

Declension of rōt (consonant stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rōt rōtin rø̄ter rø̄trina(r), -rena(r)
accusative rōt rōtina, -ena rø̄ter rø̄trina(r), -rena(r)
dative rōt rōtinni, -inne rōtum, -om rōtumin, -omen
genitive rōta(r) rōtinna(r) rōta rōtanna

DescendantsEdit

Pennsylvania GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German and Old High German rōt, from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Compare German rot, Dutch rood, English red.

AdjectiveEdit

rot

  1. red

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /rɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Syllabification: rot

NounEdit

rot f

  1. genitive plural of rota

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish rōt, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rot c

  1. root; the part of a plant under the surface.
  2. the part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place
  3. source; an underlying cause
    Kärleken till pengar är roten till allt ont.
    The love of money is the root of all evil.
  4. (mathematics) of a number n, a positive number which, when raised to a specified power, yields n; the square root is understood if no power is specified
    Kubikroten ur 27 är 3.
    The cube root of 27 is 3.
    Multiplicera med roten ur 2.
    Multiply by root 2.
  5. (mathematics) a zero (of a function).
  6. (mathematics) a designated node in a tree.
  7. (mathematics) curl; a measure on how fast a vector field rotates: it can be described as the cross product of del and a given vectorial field
  8. (computing) root directory
  9. (linguistics) a word from which another word is derived.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of rot 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rot roten rötter rötterna
Genitive rots rotens rötters rötternas

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Further readingEdit

Tok PisinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English road.

NounEdit

rot

  1. road, street
    • '2003, Mühlhäusler et al., Tok Pisin texts, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 9:
      Planti liklik rot i stap long ailan hia.
      Many little roads exist on this island.

ReferencesEdit

Tok Pisin texts: from the beginning to the present / edited by Peter Mühlhäusler, Thomas E. Dutton, Suzanne Romaine. / John Benjamins Publishing Company / Copyright 2003 / →ISBN / page 106

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VilamovianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Italian rata (“installment”)

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rōt f (plural rota)

  1. installment (a kind of payment)
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