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 Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɹɔʰtːa]

Noun

rotta f (genitive singular rottu, plural rottur)

1. rat (Rattus)

Declension

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 Late Old Swedish rotta (compare Swedish råtta), from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrotːɑ/, [ˈro̞t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otːɑ
• Hyphenation^(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 rottain rare
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
abessive		rotatta	rotitta
instructive		—	rotin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rotta (Kotus type 10*C/koira, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rottani rottani accusative nom. rottani rottani gen. rottani genitive rottani rottieni rottaini rare 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 abessive rotattani rotittani instructive — — comitative — rottineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rottasi rottasi accusative nom. rottasi rottasi gen. rottasi genitive rottasi rottiesi rottaisi rare 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 abessive rotattasi rotittasi instructive — — comitative — rottinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rottamme rottamme accusative nom. rottamme rottamme gen. rottamme genitive rottamme rottiemme rottaimme rare 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 abessive rotattamme rotittamme instructive — — comitative — rottinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rottanne rottanne accusative nom. rottanne rottanne gen. rottanne genitive rottanne rottienne rottainne rare 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 abessive rotattanne rotittanne instructive — — comitative — rottinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rottansa rottansa accusative nom. rottansa rottansa gen. rottansa genitive rottansa rottiensa rottainsa rare 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 abessive rotattaan rotattansa rotittaan rotittansa instructive — — comitative — rottineen rottinensa

Derived terms

• rotikko
• rottamainen

 

compounds

• aavikkokauppiasrotta
• aavikkorotta
• afrikanmetsärotta
• afrikanniittyrotta
• afrikanpurorotta
• afrikanruohorotta
• afrikansuorotta
• alleninrotta
• andalusianrottaterrieri
• andienrotta
• andiensuorotta
• antilooppirotta
• australiansuorotta
• australianvesirotta
• bamburotta
• chilenrotta
• chilentsintsillarotta
• cuminginrotta
• eteläamerikanvesirotta
• etelänhyppyrotta
• faaraorotta
• galapagosinjättirotta
• hamsterirotta
• hamstraajarotta
• harjarotta
• harmaarotta
• himalajanrotta
• hindinpensasrotta
• hoikkarotta
• hyppyrotta
• höyhenjalkarotta
• intianisorotta
• intianrotta
• irianinrotta
• isorotta
• jukataninyörotta
• juurirotta
• jäykkäkarvapuuvillarotta
• kalansyöjärotta
• kaljurotta
• kalliorotta
• kaniinirotta
• karholuhtarotta
• karkeahäntärotta
• kauppiasrotta
• kengurotta
• kengururotta
• kesyrotta
• kirkonrotta
• kivirotta
• konttorirotta
• korvarotta
• kunupivuorenrotta
• luzoninrotta
• lyhythäntärotta
• lyhytkorvarotta
• lännenpienihammasrotta
• maamyyrärotta
• madagaskarinmyyrärotta
• madagaskarinrotta
• matkijapuurotta
• mindanaonrotta
• moninisärotta
• mosaiikkihäntärotta
• mustarotta
• myskirotta
• myyrärotta
• naarasrotta
• niilinrotta
• papuanjättirotta
• perunrotta
• piikkirotta
• pumpulirotta
• pussirotta
• puurotta
• rotanhäntä
• rotankolo
• rotanloukku
• rotanmyrkky
• rotanpyydys
• rotanraato
• rottabaari
• rottaeläimet
• rottamaki
• rottasiili
• rottasota
• ruohorotta
• räpylärotta
• spekenkampavarvasrotta
• sulawesinokarotta
• taskurotta
• tihurotta
• tsintsillarotta
• valesuorotta
• valevesirotta
• valkohäntärotta
• vesirotta
• viemärirotta
• viskatsarotta
• vuoriokarotta
• ylänköbanaanirotta

 

Descendants

• →? Ingrian: rotta
• →? Karelian:
  • North Karelian: rotta
  • South Karelian: rotta

Further reading

• “rotta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ortta, ratot, ratto, rotat, torat

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.

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 (feminine)

	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

Probably borrowed from Finnish rotta, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rattō.

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

 

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “ротта”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rupta [via], compare French route.

Noun

rotta f (plural rotte)

1. course, route, lane

   Synonyms: percorso, tragitto, direzione

2. (figurative) orientation (ideological)

   Synonym: orientamento

3. (archaic or regional) path, way

   Synonyms: via, cammino, strada

Alternative forms

• rota, rutta (obsolete spellings)

Derived terms

• cambiare rotta
• tenere la rotta

 

References

• “rótta^2–3”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 17 robb–schi, UTET, 1994, page 147f.

Etymology 2

Deverbal formed with the feminine past participle of rompere (“to break”).

Noun

rotta f (plural rotte)

1. (military) defeat, rout

   Synonyms: sconfitta, disfatta

   andare in rotta ― being defeated

2. flood, inundation (of a river)

   Synonyms: staripamento, inondazione

3. breakdown (of relationships)

   venire alle rotte con ― to end relations with

4. calamity, disaster

   Synonym: sciagura

5. (archaic) breaking

   Synonym: rottura

Alternative forms

• ropta, rocta, rota (obsolete spellings)

Derived terms

• a rotta
• a rotta di collo

 

References

• “rótta¹”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 17 robb–schi, UTET, 1994, page 145ff.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rotta

1. feminine singular of rotto

Participle

rotta

1. feminine singular of rotto

Anagrams

• ratto, torta, trota

Karelian

Regional variants of rotta

North Karelian (Viena)	rotta
South Karelian (Tver)	rotta

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Finnish rotta, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rattō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrotːɑ/
• Hyphenation: rot‧ta

Noun

rotta (genitive rotan, partitive rottua)

1. rat
2. (South Karelian) Synonym of muakondie (“mole”)

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of rotta (type 5/koira, tt-t gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	rotta	rotat
genitive	rotan	rottien
partitive	rottua	rottie
illative	rottah	rottih
inessive	rotašša	rotissa
elative	rotašta	rotista
adessive	rotalla	rotilla
ablative	rotalta	rotilta
translative	rotakši	rotiksi
essive	rottana	rottina
comitative	—	rotineh
abessive	rotatta	rotitta

Tver Karelian declension of rotta (type 5/koira tt-t gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	rotta	rotat
genitive	rotan	rotin
partitive	rottua	rottie
illative	rottah	rottih
inessive	rotašša	rotissa
elative	rotašta	rotista
adessive	rotalla	rotilla
ablative	rotalda	rotilda
translative	rotakši	rotiksi
essive	rottana	rottina
comitative	rotanke	rotinke
abessive	rotatta	rotitta

Possessive forms of rotta
1st person	rottani
2nd person	rottaš
3rd person	rottah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “rotta”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “rotta”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rotta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔt.ta/

Noun

rotta f (plural rotot)

1. course, route

Related terms

• ddirotta
• dirottament
• rrotta

 

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