rotella

See also: Rotella

English

Etymology

From Late Latin rotella, diminutive of rota (“wheel”).

Noun

rotella

1. A disc.
2. A round shield.

Anagrams

• reallot, tallero

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlla

Noun

rotella f (plural rotelle)

1. small wheel (in any context); roller; roller skate
2. (chiefly in the plural) wheel-shaped pasta
3. a small round shield used in the 16th century
4. (anatomy) rotula

Synonyms

• (rotula): rotula

Related terms

• ruota

Anagrams

• allerto, allertò, rollate, tollera

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Latin

Etymology

Found in Late Latin, diminutive of rota (“wheel”) (with the suffix -ella).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /roˈtel.la/, [rɔˈt̪ɛl̠ːä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /roˈtel.la/, [rɔˈt̪ɛllɑ]

Noun

rotella f (genitive rotellae); first declension

1. (Late Latin) small wheel

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rotella	rotellae
Genitive	rotellae	rotellārum
Dative	rotellae	rotellīs
Accusative	rotellam	rotellās
Ablative	rotellā	rotellīs
Vocative	rotella	rotellae

Descendants

• Asturian: rodiya, rodiella
• Catalan: rodella
• Old French: roel
  • English: rowel
  • French: rouelle
• Friulian: rudiele
• Galician: rodela

• Italian: rotella
• Occitan: rodèla
• Portuguese: rodela
• Sicilian: rutedda
• Old Spanish: rodiella
  • Spanish: rodilla
• Venetian: ruèła, rodèła

References

• rotella in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• rotella in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
• rotella in Ramminger, Johann, Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016, retrieved 16 July 2016