rotta
See also: Rotta
English
Faroese
Etymology
From Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɹɔʰtːa]
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
- Syllabification(key): rot‧ta
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 rottainrare | ||
| 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. | |||
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Derived terms
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
- 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
- vesirotta
- viemärirotta
- viskatsarotta
Further reading
- “rotta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Icelandic
Etymology
From Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔhta/
- Rhymes: -ɔhta
Noun
rotta f (genitive singular rottu, nominative plural rottur)
- rat
- (colloquial, derogatory) someone deceitful or scheming
- Synonym: undirförull
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
- 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
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrot.ta/
- Rhymes: -otta
- Hyphenation: rót‧ta
Derived terms
- a rotta di collo
- tenere la rotta
- cambiare rotta
Karelian
| 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
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔt.ta/
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Vilamovian
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