rotel

Swedish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin rotulus, rotula (small wheel, text scroll, list, agenda), cognate with German Rodel and French rotule. First attested in 1734.

Noun

rotel c

1. a division, a section, a department (within a government agency, especially the police)
   1. a unit, a squad (when sounding better as a translation)

Declension

Declension of rotel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rotel	rotels
	definite	roteln	rotelns
plural	indefinite	rotlar	rotlars
	definite	rotlarna	rotlarnas

Related terms

• mordrotel
• rotelindelning
• sedlighetsrotel
• våldsrotel

See also

• rote
• rulla

References

• rotel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rotel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rotel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)