en rote
Meaning
a district (of a parish or town, for the purpose of fire fighting, road maintenance, mail forwarding, social care, etc.); a file, a section, a squad, a pair (of soldiers, of aircraft)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en rote |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | roten |
| Plural, indefinite | rotar |
| Plural, definite | rotarna |
rote is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor rote, den stora roten. Check another noun
Practise rote
1 / 2Is it en rote or ett rote?
rote in a sentence
- 20 rotartwenty file
- med utryckta rotarfour deep
- Indelning av rotar!Squad-number!
Questions
What does rote mean in English?
rote means “a district (of a parish or town, for the purpose of fire fighting, road maintenance, mail forwarding, social care, etc.), a file, a section, a squad, a pair (of soldiers, of aircraft)”.
Is it en rote or ett rote?
It is en rote, and “the a district” is roten.
What is the plural of rote?
The plural of rote is rotar, and the definite plural is rotarna.
Origin
Old Swedish rote, from Middle French route, roupte (“disorderly flight of troops”), literally "a breaking off, rupture," from Vulgar Latin *rupta (“a dispersed group”), literally "a broken group," from Latin rupta.
Nearby common words
rote is number 9,799 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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