rotu

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic родъ (rodŭ) (compare Russian ро́д (ród, “kind”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrotu/, [ˈro̞t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -otu
  • Syllabification(key): ro‧tu

Noun

rotu

  1. breed (all animals or plants of the same species or subspecies, such as of domesticated animals)
  2. race (large group of people set apart from others)
  3. race (population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics)

Declension
Inflection of rotu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative rotu rodut
genitive rodun rotujen
partitive rotua rotuja
illative rotuun rotuihin
singular plural
nominative rotu rodut
accusative nom. rotu rodut
gen. rodun
genitive rodun rotujen
partitive rotua rotuja
inessive rodussa roduissa
elative rodusta roduista
illative rotuun rotuihin
adessive rodulla roduilla
ablative rodulta roduilta
allative rodulle roduille
essive rotuna rotuina
translative roduksi roduiksi
instructive — roduin
abessive rodutta roduitta
comitative — rotuineen
Possessive forms of rotu (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person rotuni rotumme
2nd person rotusi rotunne
3rd person rotunsa

Derived terms

Anagrams

Rotokas

Etymology

Borrowed from Tok Pisin lotu (“church, religion”), from Samoan Plantation Pidgin lotu, from Fijian lotu.

Noun

rotu

  1. church service

References

Spanish

Etymology

Shortening of rotulador

Noun

rotu m (plural rotus)

  1. marker, felt-tip pen
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