rota
English Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.tə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊ.tə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊtə
- Homophones: rotor (non-rhotic accents), Rhoda (with flapping)
Etymology 1 Edit
Borrowed from Latin rota (“wheel”). Doublet of rotor and ruote.
Noun Edit
rota (plural rotas)
- (UK) A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.
- 2014 July 25, Paul Rees, “‘We got off the coach and the National Front was there … People spat at us’”, in The Guardian[1]:
- [The manager] instituted a rota for having the players attend supporters’ club meetings throughout the season, telling them it was part of the job of being a footballer.
Related terms Edit
Translations Edit
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See also Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms Edit
Noun Edit
rota (plural rotas)
- (music) A kind of zither used in the Middle Ages in church music.
- 2011, A. A. Attanasio, The Wolf and the Crown (The Perilous Order of Camelot):
- Along the creek bed he came, plucking a rota, a zither of five strings with bone-yoke facings and a beaverskin carrying-bag thrown over his shoulder.
References Edit
- “rota”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams Edit
Catalan Edit
Verb Edit
rota
French Edit
Verb Edit
rota
- third-person singular past historic of roter
Icelandic Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From rot (“unconsciousness”).
Verb Edit
rota (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rotaði, supine rotað)
- to knock out (render unconscious)
Conjugation Edit
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að rota | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
rotað | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
rotandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég rota | við rotum | present (nútíð) |
ég roti | við rotum |
þú rotar | þið rotið | þú rotir | þið rotið | ||
hann, hún, það rotar | þeir, þær, þau rota | hann, hún, það roti | þeir, þær, þau roti | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég rotaði | við rotuðum | past (þátíð) |
ég rotaði | við rotuðum |
þú rotaðir | þið rotuðuð | þú rotaðir | þið rotuðuð | ||
hann, hún, það rotaði | þeir, þær, þau rotuðu | hann, hún, það rotaði | þeir, þær, þau rotuðu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
rota (þú) | rotið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
rotaðu | rotiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að rotast | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
rotast | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
rotandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég rotast | við rotumst | present (nútíð) |
ég rotist | við rotumst |
þú rotast | þið rotist | þú rotist | þið rotist | ||
hann, hún, það rotast | þeir, þær, þau rotast | hann, hún, það rotist | þeir, þær, þau rotist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég rotaðist | við rotuðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég rotaðist | við rotuðumst |
þú rotaðist | þið rotuðust | þú rotaðist | þið rotuðust | ||
hann, hún, það rotaðist | þeir, þær, þau rotuðust | hann, hún, það rotaðist | þeir, þær, þau rotuðust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
rotast (þú) | rotist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
rotastu | rotisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
rotaður | rotuð | rotað | rotaðir | rotaðar | rotuð | |
accusative (þolfall) |
rotaðan | rotaða | rotað | rotaða | rotaðar | rotuð | |
dative (þágufall) |
rotuðum | rotaðri | rotuðu | rotuðum | rotuðum | rotuðum | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
rotaðs | rotaðrar | rotaðs | rotaðra | rotaðra | rotaðra | |
weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
nominative (nefnifall) |
rotaði | rotaða | rotaða | rotuðu | rotuðu | rotuðu | |
accusative (þolfall) |
rotaða | rotuðu | rotaða | rotuðu | rotuðu | rotuðu | |
dative (þágufall) |
rotaða | rotuðu | rotaða | rotuðu | rotuðu | rotuðu | |
genitive (eignarfall) |
rotaða | rotuðu | rotaða | rotuðu | rotuðu | rotuðu |
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
See rotna
Noun Edit
rota f (genitive singular rotu, nominative plural rotur)
Declension Edit
Related terms Edit
Interlingua Edit
Noun Edit
rota (plural rotas)
Italian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rote)
Etymology 2 Edit
Verb Edit
rota
- inflection of rotare:
Anagrams Edit
Kikuyu Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
rota (infinitive kũrota)
- to dream
Derived terms Edit
(Nouns)
- kĩroto class 7
References Edit
- Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
Latin Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Italic *rotā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂-eh₂, from *Hreth₂- (“to run”).
Pronunciation Edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈro.ta/, [ˈrɔt̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈro.ta/, [ˈrɔːt̪ä]
Noun Edit
rota f (genitive rotae); first declension
- wheel
- (pars pro toto) a car, a chariot
- Si rota defuerit, tu pede carpe viam.
- If you don't have a car, you'd better make your way on foot.
- (figurative) the disc of the sun
Declension Edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | rota | rotae |
Genitive | rotae | rotārum |
Dative | rotae | rotīs |
Accusative | rotam | rotās |
Ablative | rotā | rotīs |
Vocative | rota | rotae |
Hyponyms Edit
- rota aquāria (“water-wheel”)
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Gallo-Italic:
- Rhæto-Romance:
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
- Borrowings:
References Edit
- “rota”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rota in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Latvian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
rota f (4th declension)
Declension Edit
Related terms Edit
Noun Edit
rota f (4th declension)
Declension Edit
Lower Sorbian Edit
Noun Edit
rota pl (plural only)
- Nonstandard spelling of wrota.
Declension Edit
plural (plurale tantum) | |
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Nominative | rota |
Genitive | rotow |
Dative | rotam |
Accusative | rota |
Instrumental | rotami |
Locative | rotach |
Maltese Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Sicilian rota, from Latin rota.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
rota f (plural roti)
- wheel
- bicycle
- Synonyms: (less common) bajsikil, (rare) biċikletta
See also Edit
Neapolitan Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rote)
References Edit
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1227: “la ruota” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “ròta”, in Schedario Napoletano
Norwegian Bokmål Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Noun Edit
rota f sg
Etymology 2 Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Verb Edit
rota
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
rota f
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
rota (present tense rotar, past tense rota, past participle rota, passive infinitive rotast, present participle rotande, imperative rota/rot)
- alternative form of rote
Polish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rota.
Noun Edit
rota f
Declension Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Borrowed from Czech rota, from Latin [Term?].
Noun Edit
rota f
- rote (musical instrument)
Declension Edit
Etymology 3 Edit
Borrowed from Middle High German rotte, from Old French rote.
Noun Edit
rota f
Declension Edit
Further reading Edit
Portuguese Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Borrowed from Old French rote (modern French route).[1][2]
Pronunciation Edit
- Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
- Hyphenation: ro‧ta
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rotas)
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
From Latin rupta, ruptus.[1][2]
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: ro‧ta
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rotas)
Etymology 3 Edit
From Old French rote, from Germanic.[1][2]
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: ro‧ta
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rotas)
Etymology 4 Edit
Borrowed from Italian rota.[1][2]
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: ro‧ta
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rotas)
- (Roman Catholicism) rota (ecclesiastical court of appeal)
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rotas)
Etymology 5 Edit
Borrowed from Malay rotan.[1][2]
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: ro‧ta
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rotas)
Etymology 6 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: ro‧ta
Adjective Edit
rota
Etymology 7 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: ro‧ta
Verb Edit
rota
- inflection of rotar:
Etymology 8 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation Edit
- Hyphenation: ro‧ta
Verb Edit
rota
- (Brazilian spelling) short feminine singular past participle of romper
References Edit
Romani Edit
Noun Edit
rota f (plural roti)
Romanian Edit
Verb Edit
a rota (third-person singular present rotează, past participle rotat) 1st conj.
- Alternative form of roti
Conjugation Edit
infinitive | a rota | ||||||
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gerund | rotând | ||||||
past participle | rotat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | rotez | rotezi | rotează | rotăm | rotați | rotează | |
imperfect | rotam | rotai | rota | rotam | rotați | rotau | |
simple perfect | rotai | rotași | rotă | rotarăm | rotarăți | rotară | |
pluperfect | rotasem | rotaseși | rotase | rotaserăm | rotaserăți | rotaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să rotez | să rotezi | să roteze | să rotăm | să rotați | să roteze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | rotează | rotați | |||||
negative | nu rota | nu rotați |
Rwanda-Rundi Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.
Verb Edit
-rótá (infinitive kurótá)
Derived terms Edit
Shona Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.
Verb Edit
-rótá (infinitive kurótá)
Derived terms Edit
Sicilian Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
rota
Spanish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun Edit
rota f (plural rotas)
- female equivalent of roto
Adjective Edit
rota
Participle Edit
rota f sg
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb Edit
rota
- inflection of rotar:
Swedish Edit
Etymology Edit
Verb Edit
rota (present rotar, preterite rotade, supine rotat, imperative rota)
- to rummage, to root (search for something in a messy manner)
- (computing) to root (gain privileged access on a device)
- (reflexive) to put down roots
- (reflexive, figurative) to become settled
Usage notes Edit
Often with a particle like runt (“around”), igenom (“through”), or fram (“forth”) (used like "out," for when something is found).
Conjugation Edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | rota | rotas | ||
Supine | rotat | rotats | ||
Imperative | rota | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | roten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | rotar | rotade | rotas | rotades |
Ind. plural1 | rota | rotade | rotas | rotades |
Subjunctive2 | rote | rotade | rotes | rotades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | rotande | |||
Past participle | rotad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also Edit
- böka (“to root, to dig”)
References Edit
Turkish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Ottoman Turkish روطه (rota), from Italian rotta.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
rota (definite accusative rotayı, plural rotalar)
Declension Edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | rota | |
Definite accusative | rotayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | rota | rotalar |
Definite accusative | rotayı | rotaları |
Dative | rotaya | rotalara |
Locative | rotada | rotalarda |
Ablative | rotadan | rotalardan |
Genitive | rotanın | rotaların |