Rot

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rot"

German

Etymology

From the adjective rot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁoːt]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Rot
• Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Rot n (strong, genitive Rots, plural Rots)

1. the colour red
2. (heraldry) gules; red in heraldry
3. the suit hearts in German playing cards

Declension

Declension of Rot [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rot	die	Rots
genitive	eines	des	Rots	der	Rots
dative	einem	dem	Rot	den	Rots
accusative	ein	das	Rot	die	Rots

Hyponyms

• Blassrot
• Blutrot
• Burgunderrot
• Dunkelrot
• Feuerrot
• Hellrot
• Karminrot
• Kupferrot
• Orangerot
• Rosarot
• Rostrot
• Rubinrot
• Tiefrot
• Tomatenrot
• Weinrot

 

Related terms

• Rotbraun

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)

Weiß	Grau	Schwarz
Rot (Purpur)	Orange; Braun	Gelb; Creme, Ocker
Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)	Grün (Dunkelgrün)
Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)	Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)	Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)	Rosa; Pink

Further reading

• “Rot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rot” in Duden online

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔː˦t/
• (East Limburgish-Ripuarian, Southernmost East Limburgish) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔə̯˦t/
• Rhymes: -ɔːt, -ɔə̯t

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.

Noun

Rot m (plural Röt or Rode, diminutive Rötsche) (German-based spelling)

1. counsel, advice, guidance
2. council
3. (dated in some dialects) deliberation, consideration
4. Clipping of Gemeinderot (“municipal council”).

Alternative forms

• raod, road (Veldeke spelling)
• Roët (Eupen spelling)
• Rat (West Limburgish)

Derived terms

• Gemeinderot
• Onrot
• Rothier
• Rothuus
• Vürrot

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hrātu.

Noun

Rot f (plural Rote) (German-based spelling)

1. honeycomb

Alternative forms

• raot, roat (Veldeke spelling)
• Ro (Eupen)
• Rat (West Limburgish)

Derived terms

• Aurot
• Broodrot
• Hunengrot
• Kopprot
• Könsrot
• Nöurot
• rotedrüg
• Rotehuneng
• Speckrot

 

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.

Cognate with German Rat, Dutch raad, English rede, Icelandic ráð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀoːt/

Noun

Rot m (plural Réit)

1. advice

Related terms

• roden

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic *rād.

Compare German Rat, Dutch raad, Old English rǣd.

Noun

Rot m

1. counsel, advice