rotu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic родъ (rodŭ) (compare Russian ро́д (ród, “kind”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrotu/, [ˈro̞t̪u]
• Rhymes: -otu
• Syllabification^(key): ro‧tu

Noun

rotu

1. breed (all animals or plants of the same species or subspecies, such as of domesticated animals)
2. race (large group of people set apart from others)
3. race (population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics)

Declension

Inflection of rotu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		rotu	rodut
genitive		rodun	rotujen
partitive		rotua	rotuja
illative		rotuun	rotuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rotu	rodut
accusative	nom.	rotu	rodut
	gen.	rodun
genitive		rodun	rotujen
partitive		rotua	rotuja
inessive		rodussa	roduissa
elative		rodusta	roduista
illative		rotuun	rotuihin
adessive		rodulla	roduilla
ablative		rodulta	roduilta
allative		rodulle	roduille
essive		rotuna	rotuina
translative		roduksi	roduiksi
abessive		rodutta	roduitta
instructive		—	roduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rotu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotuni rotuni accusative nom. rotuni rotuni gen. rotuni genitive rotuni rotujeni partitive rotuani rotujani inessive rodussani roduissani elative rodustani roduistani illative rotuuni rotuihini adessive rodullani roduillani ablative rodultani roduiltani allative rodulleni roduilleni essive rotunani rotuinani translative rodukseni roduikseni abessive roduttani roduittani instructive — — comitative — rotuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rotusi rotusi accusative nom. rotusi rotusi gen. rotusi genitive rotusi rotujesi partitive rotuasi rotujasi inessive rodussasi roduissasi elative rodustasi roduistasi illative rotuusi rotuihisi adessive rodullasi roduillasi ablative rodultasi roduiltasi allative rodullesi roduillesi essive rotunasi rotuinasi translative roduksesi roduiksesi abessive roduttasi roduittasi instructive — — comitative — rotuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotumme rotumme accusative nom. rotumme rotumme gen. rotumme genitive rotumme rotujemme partitive rotuamme rotujamme inessive rodussamme roduissamme elative rodustamme roduistamme illative rotuumme rotuihimme adessive rodullamme roduillamme ablative rodultamme roduiltamme allative rodullemme roduillemme essive rotunamme rotuinamme translative roduksemme roduiksemme abessive roduttamme roduittamme instructive — — comitative — rotuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rotunne rotunne accusative nom. rotunne rotunne gen. rotunne genitive rotunne rotujenne partitive rotuanne rotujanne inessive rodussanne roduissanne elative rodustanne roduistanne illative rotuunne rotuihinne adessive rodullanne roduillanne ablative rodultanne roduiltanne allative rodullenne roduillenne essive rotunanne rotuinanne translative roduksenne roduiksenne abessive roduttanne roduittanne instructive — — comitative — rotuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rotunsa rotunsa accusative nom. rotunsa rotunsa gen. rotunsa genitive rotunsa rotujensa partitive rotuaan rotuansa rotujaan rotujansa inessive rodussaan rodussansa roduissaan roduissansa elative rodustaan rodustansa roduistaan roduistansa illative rotuunsa rotuihinsa adessive rodullaan rodullansa roduillaan roduillansa ablative rodultaan rodultansa roduiltaan roduiltansa allative rodulleen rodullensa roduilleen roduillensa essive rotunaan rotunansa rotuinaan rotuinansa translative rodukseen roduksensa roduikseen roduiksensa abessive roduttaan roduttansa roduittaan roduittansa instructive — — comitative — rotuineen rotuinensa

Derived terms

• rodullinen

Anagrams

• ruot, toru, turo

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Rotokas

Etymology

Borrowed from Tok Pisin lotu (“church, religion”), from , from Fijian lotu.

Noun

rotu

1. church service

References

• Firchow, Irwin, Firchow, Jacqueline, Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English‎^[1], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 96

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Spanish

Etymology

Shortening of rotulador

Noun

rotu m (plural rotus)

1. marker, felt-tip pen