rolle

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.lə/

rolle

1. plural of rol

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.lə/

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rolle

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of rollen

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rolle

1. inflection of rollen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Borrowed from Medieval Latin rollus[1], corresponding to Late Latin rotulus, or from rotula, diminutive of rota.

rolle m (plural rolles)

1. role (function or position of something)
   • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:

     Mais a ce dernier rolle de la mort et de nous, il n'y a plus que faindre, il faut parler François, il faut montrer ce qu'il y a de bon et de net dans le fond du pot

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• → English: roll
• French: rôle
  • → Catalan: rol
  • → English: role
    • → Spanish: rol
  • → Greek: ρόλος (rólos)
  • → Turkish: rol
• → German: Rolle

From French rôle and German Rolle.

rolle f or m (definite singular rolla or rollen, indefinite plural roller, definite plural rollene)

1. a role

• “rolle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From French rôle and German Rolle.

• IPA^(key): /²rɔlːə/

rolle f (definite singular rolla, indefinite plural roller, definite plural rollene)

1. a role

• “rolle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.