rolle

See also: Rolle and Rollè

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.lə/

Noun

rolle

1. plural of rol

Danish

Etymology

Via German Rolle, from French rôle.

Noun

rolle c (singular definite rollen, plural indefinite roller)

1. (drama, cinematography) a role, character, part

   Synonym: parti

2. a role (generally)

Declension

Declension of rolle

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rolle	rollen	roller	rollerne
genitive	rolles	rollens	rollers	rollernes

Derived terms

• dobbeltrolle
• drømmerolle
• faderrolle
• filmrolle
• forældrerolle
• glansrolle
• helterolle
• hovedrolle
• karakterrolle
• kvinderolle
• kønsrolle
• lederrolle
• manderolle
• mandsrolle
• moderrolle
• mæglerrolle
• nøglerolle
• rollebesætning
• rollefordeling
• rolleleg
• rolleliste
• rollemodel
• rolleskift
• rollespil
• skurkerolle
• statistrolle
• stjernerolle
• tilskuerrolle
• titelrolle

References

• “rolle” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “rolle” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.lə/

• Audio:

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Verb

rolle

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of rollen

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

rolle

1. inflection of rollen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin rollus, corresponding to Late Latin rotulus, or from rotula, diminutive of rota.

Noun

rolle m (plural rolles)

1. role (function or position of something)
   • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:

     Mais a ce dernier rolle de la mort et de nous, il n'y a plus que faindre, il faut parler François, il faut montrer ce qu'il y a de bon et de net dans le fond du pot

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• → English: roll
• French: rôle
  • → Catalan: rol
  • → English: role
  • → Spanish: rol
  • → Greek: ρόλος (rólos)
  • → Persian: رل (rol)
  • → Romanian: rol
  • → Turkish: rol
• → German: Rolle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French rôle and German Rolle.

Noun

rolle f or m (definite singular rolla or rollen, indefinite plural roller, definite plural rollene)

1. a role

References

• “rolle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French rôle and German Rolle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɔlːə/

Noun

rolle f (definite singular rolla, indefinite plural roller, definite plural rollene)

1. a role

References

• “rolle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.