rotulus

English

Etymology

From Latin rotula (“roll”).

Noun

rotulus (plural rotuli)

A roll of parchment or papyrus that was written on to make a permanent record.

Latin

Noun

rotulus m (genitive rotulī); second declension

Alternative form of rotula

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rotulus	rotulī
genitive	rotulī	rotulōrum
dative	rotulō	rotulīs
accusative	rotulum	rotulōs
ablative	rotulō	rotulīs
vocative	rotule	rotulī

Descendants

Aragonese: ruello
Catalan: rol, rull
English: roll, role
French: rôle
German: Rolle

Italian: rocchio, rollo, rotolo
Old French: rolle
Portuguese: rolo, rótulo
Spanish: rótulo, rollo, ruejo, rundel, rol

References

rotulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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