rotting
English
Etymology
From Middle English rotynge (“rotting”), from Old English rotung; equivalent to rot + -ing. Conflated with Middle English rotende, present participle of roten (“to rot”), from Old English rotiende, present participle of rotian (“to rot”).
Verb
rotting
- present participle of rot
Noun
rotting (plural rottings)
- The process by which something rots.
- 1686, Robert Plot, The Natural History of Staffordshire (page 214)
- […] the mould on the boles of the other [trees], that lyes commonly there, and is made of the annual rottings of their own leaves.
- 1686, Robert Plot, The Natural History of Staffordshire (page 214)
- Material that has rotted.
- c. 2009, Janice N. Harrington, Possum
- From the compost rinds and rottings, from the garbage peels, from the shadows' darkness, darkness, this guttered meal and all its redolence.
- c. 2009, Janice N. Harrington, Possum
Related terms
- rottingness
Anagrams
- Gritton
Swedish
Etymology
From Dutch rotting, rotan, from Malay rotang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²rɔtɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɔtɪŋ
Noun
rotting c
- any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus; rattan
- (uncountable) the plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc.; rattan
- (by extension) a cane made from this material; rattan
Declension
Declension of rotting | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rotting | rottingen | rottingar | rottingarna |
Genitive | rottings | rottingens | rottingars | rottingarnas |
References
- rotting in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)