Rolle

See also: rolle

English

Proper noun

Rolle

  1. A surname.
  2. 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔlə/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlə
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Noun

Rolle f (genitive Rolle, plural Rollen, diminutive Röllchen n)

  1. roll, reel, spool
  2. roll, tube
  3. a relatively small wheel on which something is rolled (as on a wheelie bin)
  4. (drama, cinematography) role, part
  5. roller, castor, pulley
  6. (sports) roll
  7. (laundry) mangle, wringer
  8. (cooking) rolling pin
  9. (sociology) role

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Proper noun

Rolle m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rolles or (with an article) Rolle, feminine genitive Rolle, plural Rolles or Rolle)

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • Rolle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Rolle” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrolə/

Noun

Rolle f

  1. plural of Roll
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