rotta

See also: Rotta

English

Noun

rotta (plural rottas)

1. (music) Alternative form of rota

Anagrams

• Ratto, Tatro, ottar, tarot, tator, torat, torta, troat

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse rotta, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz, *ratō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- (“to scrape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɹɔʰtːa]

Noun

rotta f (genitive singular rottu, plural rottur)

1. rat (Rattus)

Declension

Declension of rotta
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rotta	rottan	rottur	rotturnar
accusative	rottu	rottuna	rottur	rotturnar
dative	rottu	rottuni	rottum	rottunum
genitive	rottu	rottunnar	rotta	rottanna

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish råtta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrotːɑ/, [ˈro̞t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): rot‧ta

Noun

rotta

1. rat
2. (Internet slang) unemployed person living on welfare

   Antonym: lammas

Declension

Inflection of rotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)
nominative		rotta	rotat
genitive		rotan	rottien
partitive		rottaa	rottia
illative		rottaan	rottiin
		singular	plural
nominative		rotta	rotat
accusative	nom.	rotta	rotat
	gen.	rotan
genitive		rotan	rottien rottainrare
partitive		rottaa	rottia
inessive		rotassa	rotissa
elative		rotasta	rotista
illative		rottaan	rottiin
adessive		rotalla	rotilla
ablative		rotalta	rotilta
allative		rotalle	rotille
essive		rottana	rottina
translative		rotaksi	rotiksi
instructive		—	rotin
abessive		rotatta	rotitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rotta (type koira)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rottani rottani accusative nom. rottani rottani gen. rottani genitive rottani rottieni rottainirare partitive rottaani rottiani inessive rotassani rotissani elative rotastani rotistani illative rottaani rottiini adessive rotallani rotillani ablative rotaltani rotiltani allative rotalleni rotilleni essive rottanani rottinani translative rotakseni rotikseni instructive — — abessive rotattani rotittani comitative — rottineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rottasi rottasi accusative nom. rottasi rottasi gen. rottasi genitive rottasi rottiesi rottaisirare partitive rottaasi rottiasi inessive rotassasi rotissasi elative rotastasi rotistasi illative rottaasi rottiisi adessive rotallasi rotillasi ablative rotaltasi rotiltasi allative rotallesi rotillesi essive rottanasi rottinasi translative rotaksesi rotiksesi instructive — — abessive rotattasi rotittasi comitative — rottinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rottamme rottamme accusative nom. rottamme rottamme gen. rottamme genitive rottamme rottiemme rottaimmerare partitive rottaamme rottiamme inessive rotassamme rotissamme elative rotastamme rotistamme illative rottaamme rottiimme adessive rotallamme rotillamme ablative rotaltamme rotiltamme allative rotallemme rotillemme essive rottanamme rottinamme translative rotaksemme rotiksemme instructive — — abessive rotattamme rotittamme comitative — rottinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rottanne rottanne accusative nom. rottanne rottanne gen. rottanne genitive rottanne rottienne rottainnerare partitive rottaanne rottianne inessive rotassanne rotissanne elative rotastanne rotistanne illative rottaanne rottiinne adessive rotallanne rotillanne ablative rotaltanne rotiltanne allative rotallenne rotillenne essive rottananne rottinanne translative rotaksenne rotiksenne instructive — — abessive rotattanne rotittanne comitative — rottinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rottansa rottansa accusative nom. rottansa rottansa gen. rottansa genitive rottansa rottiensa rottainsarare partitive rottaansa rottiaan rottiansa inessive rotassaan rotassansa rotissaan rotissansa elative rotastaan rotastansa rotistaan rotistansa illative rottaansa rottiinsa adessive rotallaan rotallansa rotillaan rotillansa ablative rotaltaan rotaltansa rotiltaan rotiltansa allative rotalleen rotallensa rotilleen rotillensa essive rottanaan rottanansa rottinaan rottinansa translative rotakseen rotaksensa rotikseen rotiksensa instructive — — abessive rotattaan rotattansa rotittaan rotittansa comitative — rottineen rottinensa

Compounds

compounds

• antilooppirotta
• hyppyrotta
• isorotta
• kesyrotta
• kirkonrotta
• konttorirotta
• mustarotta
• naarasrotta
• pussirotta
• rotanhäntä
• rotankolo
• rotanloukku
• rotanmyrkky
• rotanpyydys
• rotanraato
• rottaeläimet
• rottasota
• vesirotta

Anagrams

• ortta, ratot, ratto, rotat, torat

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rotta, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz, *rattō, of uncertain origin but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- (“to scrape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔhta/
• Rhymes: -ɔhta

Noun

rotta f (genitive singular rottu, nominative plural rottur)

1. rat
2. (colloquial, derogatory) someone deceitful or scheming

   Synonym: undirförull

Declension

declension of rotta

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rotta	rottan	rottur	rotturnar
accusative	rottu	rottuna	rottur	rotturnar
dative	rottu	rottunni	rottum	rottunum
genitive	rottu	rottunnar	rotta/rottna	rottanna/rottnanna

Ingrian

Rotta.

Etymology

From Swedish råtta, possibly via Finnish rotta. Distantly related to Estonian rott.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrotːɑ/, [ˈro̞tː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrotːɑ/, [ˈro̞tːɑ]
• Rhymes: -otː, -otːɑ
• Hyphenation: rot‧ta

Noun

rotta

1. rat
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 51:

     Rotta i hiiri.

     The rat and the mouse.

Declension

Declension of rotta (type 3/koira, tt-t gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	rotta	rotat
genitive	rotan	rottiin
partitive	rottaa	rottia
illative	rottaa	rottii
inessive	rotas	rotis
elative	rotast	rotist
allative	rotalle	rotille
adessive	rotal	rotil
ablative	rotalt	rotilt
translative	rotaks	rotiks
essive	rottanna, rottaan	rottinna, rottiin
exessive1)	rottant	rottint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• vesirotta

 

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrot.ta/
• Rhymes: -otta
• Hyphenation: rót‧ta

Adjective

rotta

1. feminine singular of rotto

Noun

rotta f (plural rotte)

1. (military) rout, defeat
2. course, route, lane

Derived terms

• a rotta di collo
• tenere la rotta
• cambiare rotta

Participle

rotta

1. feminine singular of rotto

Anagrams

• ratto, torta, trota

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rotta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔt.ta/

Noun

rotta f (plural rotot)

1. course, route

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• rotten

Noun

rotta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rotte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rotta f (definite singular rotta, indefinite plural rotter or rottor, definite plural rottene or rottone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of rotte
2. definite singular of rotte

Verb

rotta (present tense rottar, past tense rotta, past participle rotta, passive infinitive rottast, present participle rottande, imperative rotta/rott)

1. Alternative form of rotte

Vilamovian

Noun

rotta

1. plural of rott