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English
Proper noun
Rolle
- A surname.
- A municipality in Vaud canton, Switzerland.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rolle is the 6,960th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,819 individuals. Rolle is most common among Black (73.13%) and White (17.56%) individuals.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
15th century, from Old French rolle, probably through Middle Dutch rolle (as also the verb rollen). Further from Latin rotula, rotulus. The sense “role” from the modern French descendant rôle.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rolle f (genitive Rolle, plural Rollen, diminutive Röllchen n)
- roll, reel, spool
- roll, tube
- a relatively small wheel on which something is rolled (as on a wheelie bin)
- (drama, cinematography) role, part
- roller, castor, pulley
- (sports) roll
- (laundry) mangle, wringer
- (cooking) rolling pin
- (sociology) role
Declension
Synonyms
- (roll): Spule, Walze, Wickel
- (cinematography): Gestalt, Figur, Partie, Person, Rollentext, Charge
- (roller): Kugel, Rad, Röllchen, Scheibe, Laufrolle
- (sports): Überschlag, Purzelbaum; Kobolz, Koppheisterschießen, Purzelbock; Salto
- (laundry): Bügelmaschine, Wäschemangel, Mange, Wäscherolle
- (sociology): Position, Rang, Stellung
Derived terms
Related terms
Proper noun
Rolle m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rolles or (with an article) Rolle, feminine genitive Rolle, plural Rolles or Rolle)
- a surname
Further reading
- “Rolle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rolle” in Duden online
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Pronunciation
Noun
Rolle f
- plural of Roll