Meaning
- red (colour)
- (relational) red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense: social democratic, socialist, communist)
- (Germany, relational) red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense: social democratic, socialist, communist)
- (mildly, offensive, possibly) red-haired
- (historical, offensive, possibly) redskin; Native American; Indian
Concepts
Synonyms
linksgerichtet
Roter
scharlach
Farb-
linksorientiert
politisch links stehend
kirschenrot
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/roːt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German rōt (“red, red-haired”), from Old High German rōt (“red, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red”), from Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from *h₁rewdʰ-. Compare Low German root, rod, rot, Dutch rood, English red, West Frisian read, Danish rød.
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