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English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin rota (wheel). Doublet of rotor and ruote.

Noun

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rota (plural rotas)

  1. (UK, Ireland) A schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.
    • 2014 July 25, Paul Rees, “‘We got off the coach and the National Front was there … People spat at us’”, in The Guardian[1]:
      [The manager] instituted a rota for having the players attend supporters’ club meetings throughout the season, telling them it was part of the job of being a footballer.
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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rota (plural rotas)

  1. (music) A kind of zither used in the Middle Ages in church music.
    • 2011, A. A. Attanasio, The Wolf and the Crown (The Perilous Order of Camelot):
      Along the creek bed he came, plucking a rota, a zither of five strings with bone-yoke facings and a beaverskin carrying-bag thrown over his shoulder.

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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rota

  1. inflection of rotar (to belch):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

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rota

  1. inflection of rotar (to rotate, to turn):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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From Latin rupta [via].

Noun

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rota f (plural rotes) (ORB, broad)

  1. route, path
    Synonym: chemin

References

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  • route in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • rota in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

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French

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rota

  1. third-person singular past historic of roter

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From rot (unconsciousness).

Verb

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rota (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rotaði, supine rotað)

  1. to knock out (render unconscious)
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Etymology 2

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See rotna.

Noun

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rota f (genitive singular rotu, nominative plural rotur)

  1. rotten spot
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Interlingua

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Noun

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rota (plural rotas)

  1. wheel

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Hyphenation: rò‧ta

Etymology 1

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From Latin rota.

Noun

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rota f (plural rote)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ruota

Etymology 2

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Verb

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rota

  1. inflection of rotare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

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Kikuyu

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rota (infinitive kũrota)

  1. to dream

Derived terms

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(Nouns)

References

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  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

Latin

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Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia la
rota persica (Iranian wheel)

Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *rotā, from Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂-eh₂, from *Hreth₂- (to run, roll).[1]

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    Noun

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    rota f (genitive rotae); first declension

    1. wheel
      • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.107–108:
        aureus axis erat, temo aureus, aurea summae
        curvatura rotae, radiorum argenteus ordo
        the axle was of gold, the pole of gold, all of gold
        the rim of the wheels, with a set of silver spokes.
    2. (pars pro toto) a car, a chariot
      Si rota defuerit, tu pede carpe viam.
      If you don't have a car, you'd better make your way on foot.
    3. (figuratively) the disc of the sun
      • c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 5:
        Hic neque tum solis rota cerni lumine largo
        altivolans poterat []
        Nor can the sun's disc larger be by much, nor its own blaze much less []

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative rota rotae
    genitive rotae rotārum
    dative rotae rotīs
    accusative rotam rotās
    ablative rotā rotīs
    vocative rota rotae

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    References

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    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “rota”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 527

    Further reading

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    • rota”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • rota in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Latvian

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    rota f (4th declension)

    1. ornament
    2. decoration
    3. adornment
    4. flower
    5. jewel

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    rota f (4th declension)

    1. (military) company

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    Lower Sorbian

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    Noun

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    rota pl

    1. Nonstandard spelling of wrota.

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    Maltese

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Sicilian rota, from Latin rota.

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    rota f (plural roti)

    1. wheel
    2. bicycle
      Synonyms: (less common) bajsikil, (rare) biċikletta

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    Neapolitan

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin rota.

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    • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈrɔːtə]
    • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈroːtă]

    Noun

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    rota f (plural rote)

    1. wheel

    References

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    • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1227: “la ruota” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
    • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “ròta”, in Schedario Napoletano

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology 1

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    Noun

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    rota f sg

    1. definite feminine singular of rot

    Etymology 2

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    Alternative forms

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    Verb

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    rota

    1. past tense of rote
    2. past participle of rote

    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology 1

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    Noun

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    rota f

    1. definite singular of rot

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    rota (present tense rotar, past tense rota, past participle rota, passive infinitive rotast, present participle rotande, imperative rota/rot)

    1. alternative form of rote

    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rota.

    Noun

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    rota f

    1. oath, swear, vow (form of solemn pledge (e.g., military))

    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Czech rota.

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    rota f

    1. rote (kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy)

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    Borrowed from Middle High German rotte.

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    rota f

    1. (historical, military) rota (infantry or cavalry unit in Poland in the 16th–17th c.)
    2. (historical, military) rota (row of soldiers in formation in Poland in the 18th c.)

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    Borrowed from German Rotte.

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    rota f

    1. (firefighting) group of rescuers or firefighters consisting of two people

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    Learned borrowing from Latin rota.

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    rota f

    1. (law, Roman Catholicism) tribunal of appeal functioning under the Roman Curia
    2. (historical) type of torture during which the convict was entwined in a wheel
    3. (historical) wheel used in this type of torture
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    Further reading

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    • rota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • rota in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Old French rote (modern French route).[1][2]

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    • Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
    • Hyphenation: ro‧ta

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    rota f (plural rotas)

    1. route (course or way travelled)
      Synonyms: percurso, caminho, curso, rumo, derrota
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    Etymology 2

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    From Latin rupta, ruptus.[1][2]

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    • Hyphenation: ro‧ta

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    rota f (plural rotas)

    1. combat (a fight or battle)
      Synonyms: luta, combate
    2. (military) defeat
      Synonyms: derrota, perda

    Etymology 3

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    From Old French rote, from Germanic.[1][2]

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    • Hyphenation: ro‧ta

    Noun

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    rota f (plural rotas)

    1. (music) rota (mediaeval string instrument)

    Etymology 4

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    Borrowed from Italian rota.[1][2]

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    • Hyphenation: ro‧ta

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    rota f (plural rotas)

    1. (Roman Catholicism) rota (ecclesiastical court of appeal)

    Noun

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    rota f (plural rotas)

    1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

    Etymology 5

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    Borrowed from Malay rotan.[1][2]

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    • Hyphenation: ro‧ta

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    rota f (plural rotas)

    1. rattan (any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus)
      Synonyms: rotim, ratã

    Etymology 6

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Pronunciation

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    • Hyphenation: ro‧ta

    Adjective

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    rota

    1. feminine singular of roto

    Etymology 7

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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    • Hyphenation: ro‧ta

    Verb

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    rota

    1. inflection of rotar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Etymology 8

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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    • Hyphenation: ro‧ta

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    rota

    1. (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) short feminine singular past participle of romper

    References

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    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 rota”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
    2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 rota”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

    Romani

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    Noun

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    rota f (plural roti)

    1. Alternative form of rròta (wheel)

    Romanian

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    Verb

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    a rota (third-person singular present rotează, past participle rotat) 1st conjugation

    1. Alternative form of roti

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    Rwanda-Rundi

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.

    Verb

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    -rota? (infinitive kurota, perfective -rose)

    1. dream

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    Shona

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.

    Verb

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    -rótá (infinitive kurótá)

    1. dream

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    Sicilian

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    Etymology

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    From Latin rota.

    Noun

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    rota

    1. wheel

    Spanish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈrota/ [ˈro.t̪a]
    • Rhymes: -ota
    • Syllabification: ro‧ta

    Etymology 1

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Noun

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    rota f (plural rotas)

    1. female equivalent of roto

    Adjective

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    rota

    1. feminine singular of roto

    Participle

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    rota f sg

    1. feminine singular of roto

    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    rota

    1. inflection of rotar:
      1. third-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

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    Etymology

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    rot +‎ -a

    Verb

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    rota (present rotar, preterite rotade, supine rotat, imperative rota)

    1. to rummage, to root (search for something in a messy manner)
    2. (computing) to root (gain privileged access on a device)
    3. (reflexive) to put down roots
    4. (reflexive, figuratively) to become settled

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    Often with a particle like runt (around), igenom (through), or fram (forth) (used like "out," for when something is found).

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of rota (weak)
    active passive
    infinitive rota rotas
    supine rotat rotats
    imperative rota
    imper. plural1 roten
    present past present past
    indicative rotar rotade rotas rotades
    ind. plural1 rota rotade rotas rotades
    subjunctive2 rote rotade rotes rotades
    present participle rotande
    past participle rotad

    1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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    • böka (to root, to dig)

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    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    From Ottoman Turkish روطه (rota), from Italian rotta.

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    rota (definite accusative rotayı, plural rotalar)

    1. route, course, heading
      Synonym: güzergâh

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    Declension of rota
    singular plural
    nominative rota rotalar
    definite accusative rotayı rotaları
    dative rotaya rotalara
    locative rotada rotalarda
    ablative rotadan rotalardan
    genitive rotanın rotaların
    Possessive forms
    nominative
    singular plural
    1st singular rotam rotalarım
    2nd singular rotan rotaların
    3rd singular rotası rotaları
    1st plural rotamız rotalarımız
    2nd plural rotanız rotalarınız
    3rd plural rotaları rotaları
    definite accusative
    singular plural
    1st singular rotamı rotalarımı
    2nd singular rotanı rotalarını
    3rd singular rotasını rotalarını
    1st plural rotamızı rotalarımızı
    2nd plural rotanızı rotalarınızı
    3rd plural rotalarını rotalarını
    dative
    singular plural
    1st singular rotama rotalarıma
    2nd singular rotana rotalarına
    3rd singular rotasına rotalarına
    1st plural rotamıza rotalarımıza
    2nd plural rotanıza rotalarınıza
    3rd plural rotalarına rotalarına
    locative
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    1st singular rotamda rotalarımda
    2nd singular rotanda rotalarında
    3rd singular rotasında rotalarında
    1st plural rotamızda rotalarımızda
    2nd plural rotanızda rotalarınızda
    3rd plural rotalarında rotalarında
    ablative
    singular plural
    1st singular rotamdan rotalarımdan
    2nd singular rotandan rotalarından
    3rd singular rotasından rotalarından
    1st plural rotamızdan rotalarımızdan
    2nd plural rotanızdan rotalarınızdan
    3rd plural rotalarından rotalarından
    genitive
    singular plural
    1st singular rotamın rotalarımın
    2nd singular rotanın rotalarının
    3rd singular rotasının rotalarının
    1st plural rotamızın rotalarımızın
    2nd plural rotanızın rotalarınızın
    3rd plural rotalarının rotalarının