rotella
See also: Rotella
English
Etymology
From Late Latin rotella, diminutive of rota (“wheel”). Doublet of rowel.
Noun
rotella
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin rotella, diminutive of Latin rota (“wheel”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roˈtɛl.la/
- Rhymes: -ɛlla
- Hyphenation: ro‧tèl‧la
Noun
rotella f (plural rotelle)
- small wheel (in any context); roller; roller skate
- (usually in the plural) wheel-shaped pasta
- a small round shield used in the 16th century
- (anatomy) rotula
- Synonym: rotula
Related terms
- ruota
- rotella tagliapasta (pastry wheel)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From rota (“wheel”) + -ellus (diminutive suffix) or rotula + -lus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rɔˈtɛl.la]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [roˈt̪ɛl.la]
Noun
rotella f (genitive rotellae); first declension
- (Late Latin) small wheel
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rotella | rotellae |
| genitive | rotellae | rotellārum |
| dative | rotellae | rotellīs |
| accusative | rotellam | rotellās |
| ablative | rotellā | rotellīs |
| vocative | rotella | rotellae |
Descendants
References
- "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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016