ruota

Italian

Alternative forms

• rota (Tuscan, archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrwɔ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Hyphenation: ruò‧ta

Etymology 1

From Latin rota, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”).

Noun

ruota f (plural ruote, diminutive rotìna/ruotìna or rotìno m/ruotìno m or rotèlla or roticìna/ruoticìna or roticìno m/ruoticìno m, augmentative rotóna/ruotóna or (more common) rotóne m/ruotóne m, pejorative rotàccia/ruotàccia)

1. wheel

Derived terms

• ruota idraulica
• Ruota della Fortuna

Related terms

• rotare / ruotare
• rotella

Descendants

• → English: ruote

Etymology 2

Verb

ruota

1. inflection of ruotare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• tauro