Rolle
German (Berlin)
/ˈʁɔlə/
noun
Definitions
- roll, reel, spool
- role, tube
- a relatively small wheel on which something is rolled (as on a wheelie bin)
- (drama) role, part
- roller, castor, pulley
- (sports) roll
- (dialectal) mangle, wringer
- (cooking) rolling pin
- (sociology) role
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German rolle derived from Old French rolle (registration) derived from Latin rotulus (paper scroll).
Origin
Latin
rotulus
Gloss
paper scroll
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rollbock English
- role English
- bassorooli Finnish
- henkilörooli Finnish
- housurooli Finnish
- kaksoisrooli Finnish
- oopperarooli Finnish
- peiterooli Finnish
- päärooli Finnish
- rooli Finnish
- roolihenkilö Finnish
- roolileikki Finnish
- roolimalli Finnish
- roolipeli Finnish
- sukupuolirooli Finnish
- *corrotulum Latin
- *rotlu Latin
- contra Latin
- rollus Latin
- rota Latin
- rotula Latin
- rotulus Latin
- Führung German
- Führungsrolle German
- Hauptrolle German
- Herrscher German
- Herrscherrolle German
- Klopapier German
- Klopapierrolle German
- Nebenrolle German
- Schlüssel German
- Schlüsselrolle German
- Schrift German
- Schriftrolle German
- rollenförmig German
- rotolo Italian
- rol Dutch, Flemish
- multirôle French
- rôle French
- рол Russian
- ролик Russian
- роль Russian
- rótulo Spanish, Castilian
- rolle Norwegian Bokmål
- rótulo Portuguese
- rolle Norwegian Nynorsk
- role Old French
- rolle Old French
- rètol Catalan, Valencian
- rollo Galician
- ρόλος Greek (modern)
- rolle Middle High German
- Roll Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- rolle Middle French
- rolle Middle Low German
- ròtle Occitan