роль
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "rol"
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French rôle, from Latin rotulus (“paper scroll (for actors)”).
Noun
роль • (rolʹ) f inan (genitive ро́ли, nominative plural ро́ли, genitive plural роле́й, relational adjective ролево́й)
- role, part
- Synonyms: назначе́ние (naznačénije), предназначе́ние (prednaznačénije), фу́нкция (fúnkcija), ми́ссия (míssija)
Declension
Derived terms
- судовая роль (sudovaja rolʹ, “muster roll of a ship”)
- ролевик (rolevik)
Descendants
- → 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”).
Alternative forms
- рол (rol)
Noun
роль • (rolʹ) f inan (genitive ро́ли, nominative plural ро́ли, genitive plural ро́лей, relational adjective ролево́й)
- roll (of paper)
Declension
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- ро́ля (rólja) — 1928-1933 spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
роль • (rolʹ) f inan (genitive ро́лі, nominative plural ро́лі, genitive plural ро́лей)
Declension
Declension of роль (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “роль”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka