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rot

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

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EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Middle English rotten, roten, from Old English rotian (“to rot, become corrupted, ulcerate, putrefy”), from Proto-Germanic *rutōną (“to rot”), from Proto-Indo-European *rewd- (“to tear”). Cognate with West Frisian rotsje (“to rot”), Dutch rotten (“to rot”), German verrotten (“to rot”) and regional rößen (“to steep flax”), Icelandic rotna (“to rot”). See rotten.

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.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Alexander Pope
      Fixed like a plant on his peculiar spot, / To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot.
  2. (intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
  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
    • (Can we date this quote?) Macaulay
      Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Thackeray
      Rot, poor bachelor, in your club.
  6. (transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.

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NounEdit

rot (countable and uncountable, plural rots)

  1. The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
  2. Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
      His cattle must of rot and murrain die.
  3. 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

  • “rot” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin ructus.

NounEdit

rot m (plural rots)

  1. belch

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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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 —

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

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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.

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AdjectiveEdit

rot (comparative röter or roter, superlative am rötesten or am rotesten)

  1. red (colour)
  2. (politics) red; pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense; social democratic; socialist; communist
    1. (politics, Germany, in particular) pertaining to 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 sie ist röter es ist röter sie sind röter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative röterer rötere röteres rötere
genitive röteren röterer röteren röterer
dative röterem röterer röterem röteren
accusative röteren rötere röteres rötere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rötere die rötere das rötere die röteren
genitive des röteren der röteren des röteren der röteren
dative dem röteren der röteren dem röteren den röteren
accusative den röteren die rötere das rötere die röteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein röterer eine rötere ein röteres (keine) röteren
genitive eines röteren einer röteren eines röteren (keiner) röteren
dative einem röteren einer röteren einem röteren (keinen) röteren
accusative einen röteren eine rötere ein röteres (keine) röteren
Comparative forms of rot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist roter sie ist roter es ist roter sie sind roter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative roterer rotere roteres rotere
genitive roteren roterer roteren roterer
dative roterem roterer roterem roteren
accusative roteren rotere roteres rotere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rotere die rotere das rotere die roteren
genitive des roteren der roteren des roteren der roteren
dative dem roteren der roteren dem roteren den roteren
accusative den roteren die rotere das rotere die roteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein roterer eine rotere ein roteres (keine) roteren
genitive eines roteren einer roteren eines roteren (keiner) roteren
dative einem roteren einer roteren einem roteren (keinen) roteren
accusative einen roteren eine rotere ein roteres (keine) roteren
Superlative forms of rot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am rötesten sie ist am rötesten es ist am rötesten sie sind am rötesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rötester röteste rötestes röteste
genitive rötesten rötester rötesten rötester
dative rötestem rötester rötestem rötesten
accusative rötesten röteste rötestes röteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der röteste die röteste das röteste die rötesten
genitive des rötesten der rötesten des rötesten der rötesten
dative dem rötesten der rötesten dem rötesten den rötesten
accusative den rötesten die röteste das röteste die rötesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rötester eine röteste ein rötestes (keine) rötesten
genitive eines rötesten einer rötesten eines rötesten (keiner) rötesten
dative einem rötesten einer rötesten einem rötesten (keinen) rötesten
accusative einen rötesten eine röteste ein rötestes (keine) rötesten
Superlative forms of rot
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am rotesten sie ist am rotesten es ist am rotesten sie sind am rotesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rotester roteste rotestes roteste
genitive rotesten rotester rotesten rotester
dative rotestem rotester rotestem rotesten
accusative rotesten roteste rotestes roteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der roteste die roteste das roteste die rotesten
genitive des rotesten der rotesten des rotesten der rotesten
dative dem rotesten der rotesten dem rotesten den rotesten
accusative den rotesten die roteste das roteste die rotesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rotester eine roteste ein rotestes (keine) rotesten
genitive eines rotesten einer rotesten eines rotesten (keiner) rotesten
dative einem rotesten einer rotesten einem rotesten (keinen) rotesten
accusative einen rotesten eine roteste ein rotestes (keine) rotesten

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Further readingEdit

  • rot in Duden online

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

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

From Late Old English rōt.

NounEdit

rot

  1. Alternative form of rote (“root”)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old English rotian.

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.
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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)

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

Old DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *raudaz.

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

AdjectiveEdit

rōt

  1. red

DescendantsEdit

  • Middle High German: rōt
    • Alemannic German:
      Italian Walser: rot, rout, ròt, röts
    • Central Franconian:
      Hunsrik: rod
    • German: rot
    • Luxembourgish: rout
    • Rhine Franconian:
      Pennsylvania German: rot
    • Vilamovian: rut
    • Yiddish: רויט‎ (royt)

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 Old High German rōt, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz. Compare German rot, Dutch rood, English red.

AdjectiveEdit

rot

  1. red

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. (philology) 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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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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rōt f (plural rota)

  1. installment (a kind of payment)
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