English

Pronunciation

GenAm

Verb

to rot

1. to decay, to become bad

Translations

• Dutch: rotten, vergaan
• Finnish: mädäntyä
• French: pourrir
• Spanish: podrir
• Swedish: ruttna

Dutch

Adjective

rot (rotter , rotst )

1. rotten, spoiled, decayed , putrid
2. rotten, tedious, unkind, mean

Noun

rot n (Plural: rotten, diminutive: rotje , plural diminutive: rotjes )

1. rot, something rotten, something rotting
2. a military term meaning a lineup of men: file

Verb

rot

1. singular conjugation of the verb rotten: to rot

Expressions

1. een oude rot means an old hand
2. rot op is a not so friendly way to say go away (i.e.: fuck off)
3. rot- can be put in front of nouns to give it a negative meaning. For example: rotweer = shitty weather, die rothond = that damn dog

French

Noun

rot f

1. belch, burp

Synonym

• renvoi

German

Pronunciation

[ʁoːt]

Adjective

rot

1. red

Noun

Rot n

1. the colour red

Swedish

Noun

rot

1. the part of a plant under the surface.
2. the part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place
3. source

   Kärleken till pengar är roten till allt ont = The love of money is the root of all evil

4. (mathematics) Of a number n, a positive number which, when raised to a specified power, yields n; the square root is understood if no power is specified

   Kubikroten ur 27 är 3 = The cube root of 27 is 3

   Multiplicera med roten ur 2 = Multiply by root 2

5. (mathematics) A zero (of a function).
6. (mathematics) A designated node in a tree.
7. (computers) root directory
8. (philology) A word from which another word is derived.

Conjugations

Synonyms

• källa (3)
• nollställe (5)

See also

• rötter