Rotten

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁɔtən/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German Roten, from Old High German Rotan, from Latin Rhodanus. ==== Proper noun ==== der Rotten m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rottens) Rhone, Rhône (a major river in Switzerland and France that flows from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea) Synonym: Rhone ===== Usage notes ===== This form is highly archaic for the river as a whole. It is now restricted to the Rhone in Switzerland, i.e. east of Lake Geneva, especially the portion east of Sierre, where it flows through German-speaking territory. ===== Alternative forms ===== Roden, Roten (obsolete) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== Rotten f pl plural of Rotte === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== Rotten n (strong, genitive Rottens, no plural) gerund of rotten == Saterland Frisian == === Etymology === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɔtən/ === Noun === Rotten plural of Rotte === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “Rotte”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN