Rota
See also: rota, rotá, rotà, rotą, ròta, rōta, röta, and rȫta
English
Etymology 1
From Italian Rota, from Latin Rota, from Latin rota (“wheel”).
Proper noun
Rota (countable and uncountable, plural Rotas)
- (Catholicism) A branch of the papal Curia which serves as an appellate court in ecclesiastical cases, including cases of marriage nullity.
- 1728, Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Rota":
- The Rota consists of twelve Doctors, chosen out of the four Nations of Italy, France, Spain, and Germany.
- 1728, Ephraim Chambers, Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Rota":
- (UK, historical or obsolete) A club established by James Harrington in 1659 to advocate term limits and rotation of government offices; other similar clubs of the era.
- (countable) A surname from Italian.
- A town in Andalusia, Spain.
Derived terms
- rotal
- rota-man, Rota-man
- rota room, Rota-room
Further reading
- "rota, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Rota
- (geography) An island in the Northern Mariana Islands.
Translations
island
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Further reading
- “Rota” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
Anagrams
- -ator, RATO, Rato, Roat, Taro, rato, taro
Italian
Etymology
From rota (“wheel”).
Proper noun
Rota m or f by sense
- a surname
Descendants
- English: Rota
Anagrams
- Taro, Torà, arto, atro, rato, taro, tarò, torà
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From rota (“adornment”).
Proper noun
Rota f
- a female given name
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Rota was the only given name of 199 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrota/ [ˈro.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ota
- Syllabification: Ro‧ta
Proper noun
Rota f
- Rota
Derived terms
- roteño
Further reading
- “Rota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014