rotter

See also: Rotter, rötter, and røtter

English

Etymology

rot +‎ -er

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ)

Noun

rotter (plural rotters)

  1. A despicable, worthless person.
    • 1988 July 26, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
      Calvin could be anywhere in this zoo. I hope he at least has the sense to stay put, wherever he is. Where would the little rotter go if he was lost and separated from his stuffed toy?
  2. (Britain, slang) A scoundrel.
    • 1908 August, George A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter VII, in Spanish Gold, 2nd edition, London: Methuen & Co. […], published September 1908, OCLC 977992166, page 76:
      Some Johnny with brains produces a hypothesis. Everybody calls him a rotter at first. But he remains calm in the face of opprobrium.

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

rotter

  1. indefinite plural of rotte

Dutch

Adjective

rotter

  1. inflection of rot:
    1. predicative comparative degree
    2. indefinite neuter singular comparative degree

Middle French

Alternative forms

Verb

rotter

  1. to burp

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of rotter
infinitive simple rotter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple rottant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle rotté
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present rotte rottes rotte rottons rottez rottent
imperfect rottois, rottoys rottois, rottoys rottoit, rottoyt rottions, rottyons rottiez, rottyez rottoient, rottoyent
past historic rotta rottas rotta rottasmes rottastes rotterent
future rotterai, rotteray rotteras rottera rotterons rotterez rotteront
conditional rotterois, rotteroys rotterois, rotteroys rotteroit, rotteroyt rotterions, rotteryons rotteriez, rotteryez rotteroient, rotteroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present rotte rottes rotte rottons rottez rottent
imperfect rottasse rottasses rottast rottassions rottassiez rottassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — rotte — rottons rottez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • French: roter

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rotter m or f

  1. indefinite plural of rotte

Verb

rotter

  1. present of rotte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rotter f

  1. indefinite plural of rotte
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