rolende

Rolende is an Afrikaans word meaning rolling, used as the present participle of the verb rol (to roll). It functions as an adjective or adverb to describe motion or processes characterized by rotation, such as wheels or other objects that move by rolling. In standard Afrikaans spelling the form is rolende.

The form is closely related to Dutch rollende, the present participle of rollen (to roll). Afrikaans preserves a simplified stem, producing rolende, and uses it in similar descriptive contexts. The word can appear in phrases describing motion, for example to describe a ball or a wheel that is moving by rolling.

Usage and semantics: Rolende describes continuous motion produced by rotation. It is common in descriptions of mechanical systems involving rolling elements, such as wheels, cylinders, or conveyor rollers, and in discussions of rolling motion and rolling contact (without slipping). In everyday Afrikaans it can describe objects that move by rolling, as in die rolende bal (the rolling ball).

See also: rolling motion, wheel, rolling resistance. Etymology: from rol, the Afrikaans verb meaning to roll; cognate to Dutch rollen. The form rolende reflects Afrikaans’s regular present participle construction and its Germanic linguistic heritage.