# rotta
## English
### Noun

rotta (plural rottas)
* (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: [ˈɹɔʰtːa]

### Noun

rotta f (genitive singular rottu, plural rottur)
* rat (Rattus)

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrotːɑ/, [ˈro̞t̪ːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -otːɑ
* Hyphenation: rot‧ta

### Noun

rotta
* rat
* (Internet slang) unemployed person living on welfare
    Antonym: lammas

#### Declension

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
* 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]‎ (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: /ˈrɔhta/
* Rhymes: -ɔhta

### Noun

rotta f (genitive singular rottu, nominative plural rottur)
* rat
* (colloquial, derogatory) someone deceitful or scheming
    Synonym: undirförull

#### Declension
## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈrotːɑ/, [ˈro̞tː]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /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.

#### 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: /ˈrot.ta/
* Rhymes: -otta
* Hyphenation: rót‧ta

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

rotta f (plural rotte)
* course, route, lane
    Synonyms: percorso, tragitto, direzione
* (figurative) orientation (ideological)
    Synonym: orientamento
* (archaic or regional) path, way
    Synonyms: via, cammino, strada

##### Alternative forms

* rota, rutta (obsolete spellings)

##### Derived terms

* cambiare rotta
* tenere la rotta

##### Descendants

* → Maltese: rotta
* → Ottoman Turkish: روطه
** Turkish: rota

#### 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)
* (military) defeat, rout
    Synonyms: sconfitta, disfatta
    andare in rotta ― being defeated
* flood, inundation (of a river)
    Synonyms: staripamento, inondazione
* breakdown (of relationships)
    venire alle rotte con ― to end relations with
* calamity, disaster
    Synonym: sciagura
* (archaic) breaking
    Synonym: rottura

##### Alternative forms

* ropta, rocta, rota (obsolete spellings)

##### Derived terms

* a rotta
* a rotta di collo

#### References

* “rótta$^1$”, 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
* feminine singular of rotto

#### Participle

rotta
* 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: /ˈrotːɑ/
* Hyphenation: rot‧ta

### Noun

rotta (genitive rotan, partitive rottua)
* rat
* (South Karelian) Synonym of muakondie (“mole”)

#### Declension
### 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: /ˈrɔt.ta/

### Noun

rotta f (plural rotot)
* course, route

#### Related terms

* ddirotta
* dirottament
* rrotta

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* rotten

### Noun

rotta m or f
* definite feminine singular of rotte

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

rotta f (definite singular rotta, indefinite plural rotter or rottor, definite plural rottene or rottone)
* (pre-2012) alternative form of rotte
* definite singular of rotte

### Verb

rotta (present tense rottar, past tense rotta, past participle rotta, passive infinitive rottast, present participle rottande, imperative rotta/rott)
* Alternative form of rotte

## Vilamovian
### Noun

rotta
* plural of rott