rot
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[edit] English
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- (GenAM) IPA: [ɹɑt]
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- Rhymes: -ɒt
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to rot (third-person singular simple present rots, present participle rotting, simple past rotted, past participle rotten)
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rot (plural rots)
- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- Verbal nonsense.
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Latin ructus
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rot
[edit] Dutch
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rot
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| positive degree | comparative degree | superlative degree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected form | rot | rotter | rotst |
| inflected form | rotte | rottere | rotste |
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rot n. (Plural: rotten, diminutive: rotje, plural diminutive: rotjes)
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rot
- singular conjugation of the verb rotten: to rot
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- een oude rot an old hand
- rot op a not so friendly way to say go away (i.e.: fuck off)
- rot- noun prefix to give it a negative meaning. For example: rotweer = shitty weather, die rothond = that damn dog'
[edit] French
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rot m. (plural rots)
- (colloquial) belch, burp
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[edit] German
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Old High German rōt, akin to Old Saxon rōd, compare Dutch rood
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rot (comparative röter, superlative am rötesten)
- red
- (politics, Germany) pertaining to the SPD (a large social democratic party in Germany)
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[edit] Norwegian
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rot
- imperative of rote.
[edit] Old High German
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Proto-Germanic *raudhaz, whence also Old English rēad, Old Norse rauðr
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rōt
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rot c.
| Inflection for rot | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | rot | roten | rötter | rötterna |
| Possessive form | rots | rotens | rötters | rötternas |
- root; the part of a plant under the surface.
- the part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place
- source; an underlying cause
- Kärleken till pengar är roten till allt ont = The love of money is the root of all evil
- (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
- (mathematics) a zero (of a function).
- (mathematics) a designated node in a tree.
- (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
- (computing) root directory
- (philology) a word from which another word is derived.
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- källa (3)
- nollställe (5)
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[edit] Tok Pisin
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- 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.
- Planti liklik rot i stap long ailan hia.
- '2003, Mühlhäusler et al., Tok Pisin texts, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 9:
[edit] Reference
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 90 272 4718 8 / page 106