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rotella

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See also: Rotella

English

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Etymology

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From Late Latin rotella, diminutive of rota (wheel). Doublet of rowel.

Noun

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rotella

  1. A disc.
  2. A round shield.

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /roˈtɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: ro‧tèl‧la

Noun

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rotella f (plural rotelle)

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

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rotella f (genitive rotellae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) small wheel

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative rotella rotellae
genitive rotellae rotellārum
dative rotellae rotellīs
accusative rotellam rotellās
ablative rotellā rotellīs
vocative rotella rotellae

Descendants

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References

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  • rotella in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • rotella in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • rotella in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016