roll-on

See also: Rollon and roll on

English

Etymology

Deverbal from roll on.

Adjective

roll-on (not comparable)

1. (of deodorant, etc.) Applied by means of a ball that can be rotated to pick up liquid from the inner reservoir.

Related terms

• rollabout
• rolldown
• rolloff
• roll-up

 

Noun

roll-on (plural roll-ons)

1. (dated, often in the plural) A type of corset which is rolled on to the body.
   • 1997, Marianne Thesander, The Feminine Ideal, page 139:

     Roll-ons and lastex^[sic] corsets in tube form were a lighter type of corset mostly worn by young women and under summer clothes.

   • 2007 November 6, Michele Hanson, The Guardian:

     We've had […] the Dior padded hips and bosoms, bustles for big bums, roll-ons for flat bums, and who remembers Sabrina in the 50s? She had to be hour-glass shape.

2. A cosmetic product (especially a deodorant) applied by means of a ball at the head of a container, which rolls the product on to the skin etc.
   • 1999 July 16, Laura Craik, The Guardian:

     I never minded aerosols. But in the interests of the environment, I changed to roll-ons.

Translations

type of corset

• Bulgarian: ластичен колан m (lastičen kolan)

cosmetic product

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: roll-on
• German: Deoroller (de) m
• Swedish: roll-on

Anagrams

• no-roll

Finnish

Etymology

From English roll-on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrolːˌon/, [ˈro̞lːˌo̞n]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification^(key): roll‧on

Noun

roll-on

1. roll-on (cosmetic product)

Declension

Inflection of roll-on (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		roll-on	roll-onit
genitive		roll-onin	roll-onien
partitive		roll-onia	roll-oneja
illative		roll-oniin	roll-oneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		roll-on	roll-onit
accusative	nom.	roll-on	roll-onit
	gen.	roll-onin
genitive		roll-onin	roll-onien
partitive		roll-onia	roll-oneja
inessive		roll-onissa	roll-oneissa
elative		roll-onista	roll-oneista
illative		roll-oniin	roll-oneihin
adessive		roll-onilla	roll-oneilla
ablative		roll-onilta	roll-oneilta
allative		roll-onille	roll-oneille
essive		roll-onina	roll-oneina
translative		roll-oniksi	roll-oneiksi
abessive		roll-onitta	roll-oneitta
instructive		—	roll-onein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of roll-on (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roll-onini roll-onini accusative nom. roll-onini roll-onini gen. roll-onini genitive roll-onini roll-onieni partitive roll-oniani roll-onejani inessive roll-onissani roll-oneissani elative roll-onistani roll-oneistani illative roll-oniini roll-oneihini adessive roll-onillani roll-oneillani ablative roll-oniltani roll-oneiltani allative roll-onilleni roll-oneilleni essive roll-oninani roll-oneinani translative roll-onikseni roll-oneikseni abessive roll-onittani roll-oneittani instructive — — comitative — roll-oneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roll-onisi roll-onisi accusative nom. roll-onisi roll-onisi gen. roll-onisi genitive roll-onisi roll-oniesi partitive roll-oniasi roll-onejasi inessive roll-onissasi roll-oneissasi elative roll-onistasi roll-oneistasi illative roll-oniisi roll-oneihisi adessive roll-onillasi roll-oneillasi ablative roll-oniltasi roll-oneiltasi allative roll-onillesi roll-oneillesi essive roll-oninasi roll-oneinasi translative roll-oniksesi roll-oneiksesi abessive roll-onittasi roll-oneittasi instructive — — comitative — roll-oneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative roll-onimme roll-onimme accusative nom. roll-onimme roll-onimme gen. roll-onimme genitive roll-onimme roll-oniemme partitive roll-oniamme roll-onejamme inessive roll-onissamme roll-oneissamme elative roll-onistamme roll-oneistamme illative roll-oniimme roll-oneihimme adessive roll-onillamme roll-oneillamme ablative roll-oniltamme roll-oneiltamme allative roll-onillemme roll-oneillemme essive roll-oninamme roll-oneinamme translative roll-oniksemme roll-oneiksemme abessive roll-onittamme roll-oneittamme instructive — — comitative — roll-oneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative roll-oninne roll-oninne accusative nom. roll-oninne roll-oninne gen. roll-oninne genitive roll-oninne roll-onienne partitive roll-onianne roll-onejanne inessive roll-onissanne roll-oneissanne elative roll-onistanne roll-oneistanne illative roll-oniinne roll-oneihinne adessive roll-onillanne roll-oneillanne ablative roll-oniltanne roll-oneiltanne allative roll-onillenne roll-oneillenne essive roll-oninanne roll-oneinanne translative roll-oniksenne roll-oneiksenne abessive roll-onittanne roll-oneittanne instructive — — comitative — roll-oneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative roll-oninsa roll-oninsa accusative nom. roll-oninsa roll-oninsa gen. roll-oninsa genitive roll-oninsa roll-oniensa partitive roll-oniaan roll-oniansa roll-onejaan roll-onejansa inessive roll-onissaan roll-onissansa roll-oneissaan roll-oneissansa elative roll-onistaan roll-onistansa roll-oneistaan roll-oneistansa illative roll-oniinsa roll-oneihinsa adessive roll-onillaan roll-onillansa roll-oneillaan roll-oneillansa ablative roll-oniltaan roll-oniltansa roll-oneiltaan roll-oneiltansa allative roll-onilleen roll-onillensa roll-oneilleen roll-oneillensa essive roll-oninaan roll-oninansa roll-oneinaan roll-oneinansa translative roll-onikseen roll-oniksensa roll-oneikseen roll-oneiksensa abessive roll-onittaan roll-onittansa roll-oneittaan roll-oneittansa instructive — — comitative — roll-oneineen roll-oneinensa

Synonyms

• kieppo (dated)
• pallopullo (dated)

Further reading

• “roll-on”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English roll-on. Attested since 1965.

Noun

roll-on

1. roll-on

Usage notes

Uninflected.

See also

• deo
• kula
• rulla

References

• roll-on in Svensk ordbok (SO)