роль

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Russian

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  • Rhymes: -olʲ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French rôle, from Latin rotulus (paper scroll (for actors)).

Noun

роль (rolʹf inan (genitive ро́ли, nominative plural ро́ли, genitive plural роле́й, relational adjective ролево́й)

  1. role, part
    Synonyms: назначе́ние (naznačénije), предназначе́ние (prednaznačénije), фу́нкция (fúnkcija), ми́ссия (míssija)
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  • Kazakh: рөл (röl)

Etymology 2

Apparently borrowed from German Rolle (roll, role), in turn borrowed from Old French rolle (whence French rôle), from Latin rotulus (paper scroll).

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Noun

роль (rolʹf inan (genitive ро́ли, nominative plural ро́ли, genitive plural ро́лей, relational adjective ролево́й)

  1. roll (of paper)
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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Noun

роль (rolʹf inan (genitive ро́лі, nominative plural ро́лі, genitive plural ро́лей)

  1. role, part

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