rolle
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.lə/
Noun
rolle
- plural of rol
Danish
Etymology
Via German Rolle, from French rôle.
Noun
rolle c (singular definite rollen, plural indefinite roller)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rolle | rollen | roller | rollerne |
| genitive | rolles | rollens | rollers | rollernes |
Derived terms
- dobbeltrolle
- drømmerolle
- faderrolle
- filmrolle
- forældrerolle
- glansrolle
- helterolle
- hovedrolle
- karakterrolle
- kvinderolle
- kønsrolle
- lederrolle
- manderolle
- mandsrolle
- moderrolle
- mæglerrolle
- nøglerolle
- rollebesætning
- rollefordeling
- rolleleg
- rolleliste
- rollemodel
- rolleskift
- rollespil
- skurkerolle
- statistrolle
- stjernerolle
- tilskuerrolle
- titelrolle
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.lə/
Audio: (file)
Verb
rolle
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of rollen
German
Pronunciation
Verb
rolle
- inflection of rollen:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin rollus,[1] corresponding to Late Latin rotulus, or from rotula, diminutive of rota.
Noun
rolle m (plural rolles)
- role (function or position of something)
- 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
- Mais a ce dernier rolle de la mort et de nous, il n'y a plus que faindre, il faut parler François, il faut montrer ce qu'il y a de bon et de net dans le fond du pot
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
References
- ^ “rôle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French rôle and German Rolle.
Noun
rolle f or m (definite singular rolla or rollen, indefinite plural roller, definite plural rollene)
- a role
References
- “rolle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French rôle and German Rolle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²rɔlːə/
Noun
rolle f (definite singular rolla, indefinite plural roller, definite plural rollene)
- a role
References
- “rolle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.