"Rotten" meaning in German

See Rotten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʁɔtən/ Audio: De-Rotten.ogg Forms: der Rotten [canonical, masculine], des Rottens [definite, genitive], Roden [alternative, obsolete], Roten [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle High German Roten, from Old High German Rotan, from Latin Rhodanus. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|cel-gau|cel-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|Roten}} Middle High German Roten, {{inh|de|goh|Rotan}} Old High German Rotan, {{der|de|la|Rhodanus}} Latin Rhodanus Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m.article}} der Rotten m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rottens)
  1. Rhone, Rhône (a major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea) Tags: definite, proper-noun, strong, usually Categories (place): Places in Ain, France, Places in Ardèche, France, Places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Places in Bouches-du-Rhône, France, Places in Drôme, France, Places in France, Places in Gard, France, Places in Haute-Savoie, France, Places in Isère, France, Places in Occitania, France, Places in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Places in Rhône, France, Places in Switzerland, Places in Vaucluse, France, Places in the Metropolis of Lyon, France, Rivers in Ain, France, Rivers in Ardèche, France, Rivers in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Rivers in Bouches-du-Rhône, France, Rivers in Drôme, France, Rivers in France, Rivers in Gard, France, Rivers in Haute-Savoie, France, Rivers in Isère, France, Rivers in Occitania, France, Rivers in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Rivers in Rhône, France, Rivers in Switzerland, Rivers in Vaucluse, France, Rivers in the Metropolis of Lyon, France Synonyms: Rhone
    Sense id: en-Rotten-de-name-EdeJokV2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈʁɔtən/ Audio: De-Rotten.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|de|noun form|g=f-p}} Rotten f pl
  1. plural of Rotte Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: Rotte
    Sense id: en-Rotten-de-noun-j~jU08kD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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