röta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rota"

Swedish

Etymology

See ruttna (“rot”, verb). First attested in the mid-14th century.[1]

The luck sense is of uncertain origin. It is possible that it shares a common origin with the rot sense.

Noun

röta c

  1. rot
    Det är röta i fönsterkarmen.
    There is rot in the window frame.
  2. (colloquial) luck [since 1911][1]
    Vilken jäkla röta!
    You got damn lucky!
    (literally, “What darn rot!”)

Declension
Declension of röta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative röta rötan rötor rötorna
Genitive rötas rötans rötors rötornas

Derived terms

References
  1. röta in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams
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