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Rotte.

a river in and near Rotterdam, and part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈrɔ.tə/
  1. a river in and near Rotterdam, and part of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta

  2. a hamlet in Lansingerland, South Holland, Netherlands

Where this word comes from

The river is first attested as Rotta in 1028. The hydronym is likely derived from a compound of Old Dutch rot (“dirty, muddy”) and ā (“watercourse, river”). The hamlet is attested in 1899 as Rotte (De). It is named after the river.

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