röta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rota"

Swedish

Etymology

See ruttna (“rot”, verb). First attested in the mid-14th century.

The luck sense is of uncertain origin. It is possible that it shares a common origin with the rot sense.

Noun

röta c

1. rot

   Det är röta i fönsterkarmen.

   There is rot in the window frame.

2. (colloquial) luck [since 1911]

   Vilken jäkla röta!

   You got damn lucky!

   (literally, “What darn rot!”)

Declension

Declension of röta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	röta	rötan	rötor	rötorna
Genitive	rötas	rötans	rötors	rötornas

Derived terms

• rötägg
• tandröta (“tooth decay, caries”)
• yngelröta (“foulbrood”)

Related terms

• rutten
• ruttenhet

References

• röta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• röta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• -atör, töar, örat