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rola.

role (function, position, or expected behaviour of something)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrɔ.la//ˈrɔ.lɒ/Middle, Polish

  1. role (function, position, or expected behaviour of something)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rotulader. Old French rolleder. ▲ French rôlesl. German Rollebor. Polish rola Borrowed from German Rolle. First attested in the 18th century.

noun/ˈrɔ.la//ˈrɔ.lɒ/Middle, Polish

  1. arable land, ploughland, farmland (land that has been or is meant to be ploughed)

    feminine
    Mariusz żył z uprawy roli.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-ye-tider. Proto-Balto-Slavic *árˀtei Proto-Slavic *orti Proto-Slavic *orti Proto-Slavic *-lьja Proto-Slavic *orlьja Old Polish rola Polish rola Inherited from Old Polish rola.

noun/ˈrɔ.la//ˈrɔ.lɒ/Middle, Polish

  1. scroll (large roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rotulader. Old French rolleder. ▲ French rôlesl. German Rollebor. Polish rola Borrowed from German Rolle. First attested in the 18th century.

noun/ˈrɔ.la//ˈrɔ.lɒ/Middle, Polish

  1. role, part (character or part played by a performer or an actor on stage or in a film)

    feminine

  2. role, part (lines spoken by a performer or an actor on stage or in a film)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rotulader. Old French rolleder. ▲ French rôlesl. German Rollebor. Polish rola Borrowed from German Rolle. First attested in the 18th century.

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