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rota.

oath, swear, vow (form of solemn pledge (e.g., military))

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈrɔ.ta/
  1. oath, swear, vow (form of solemn pledge (e.g., military))

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rota.

noun/ˈrɔ.ta/
  1. group of rescuers or firefighters consisting of two people

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpō Latin ruptus Latin rupta Old French roteder. Middle High German rotte German Rottebor. Polish rota Borrowed from German Rotte.

noun/ˈrɔ.ta/
  1. rote (kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Czech rota.

noun/ˈrɔ.ta/
  1. tribunal of appeal functioning under the Roman Curia

    feminine
  2. type of torture during which the convict was entwined in a wheel

    feminine · historical
  3. wheel used in this type of torture

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂eh₂der. Proto-Italic *rotā Latin rotalbor. Polish rota Learned borrowing from Latin rota.

noun/ˈrɔ.ta/
  1. rota (infantry or cavalry unit in Poland in the 16th–17th c.)

    feminine · historical
  2. rota (row of soldiers in formation in Poland in the 18th c.)

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpō Latin ruptus Latin rupta Old French roteder. Middle High German rottebor. Polish rota Borrowed from Middle High German rotte, from Old French rote.

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