rola

See also: róla, rôla, roľa, rolá, and rolą

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔːla/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːla

Noun

rola f (genitive singular rolu, nominative plural rolur)

  1. (derogatory) wimp, wuss, pansy
  2. (derogatory) slowcoach, slowpoke

Declension


Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese rolar.

Verb

rola

  1. to roll

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.la/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: ro‧la

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orlьja.

Noun

rola f

  1. (singular only) arable land, ploughland
    Mariusz żył z uprawy roli.Mariusz made his living from farming.
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rôle, from Medieval Latin rollus (< rotulus), diminutive of rota.

Noun

rola f

  1. role (function, position or expected behaviour of something)
  2. role; part (in a play, movie or other theatrical medium)
  3. Augmentative of rolka
Declension

Further reading

  • rola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic, in allusion to the bird's sound.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁo.lɐ/ [ˈho.lɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁo.lɐ/ [ˈχo.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁo.la/ [ˈho.la]

  • Hyphenation: ro‧la

Noun

rola f (plural rolas)

  1. a dove of the genus Streptopelia
    um ninho de rolasa doves' nest
  2. Eutinobothrus brasiliensis, a beetle inhabiting most of the Brazilian territory
    Synonym: broca-do-algodoeiro
  3. (chiefly Brazil, vulgar, slang) penis
    Synonym: (Portugal, slang) pila

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.lɐ/ [ˈhɔ.lɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.lɐ/ [ˈχɔ.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.la/ [ˈhɔ.la]

  • Hyphenation: ro‧la

Verb

rola

  1. inflection of rolar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Sotho

Verb

rola

  1. to forge metal
  2. to hammer
  3. to undress

Spanish

Verb

rola

  1. inflection of rolar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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