racine

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See also: Racine and raciné

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French *raicine, from Late Latin rādīcīna (root), from Latin rādīx, rādīcis (root), from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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racine f (plural racines)

  1. root (of a plant)
    prendre racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    couper le mal à la racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    faire les racines(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    légume racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    bouffer les pissenlits par la racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    brouter les pissenlits par la racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    fumer les mauves par la racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    manger les mauves par la racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    manger les pissenlits par la racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    nourrir les pissenlits par la racine(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (figuratively) root, origin
  3. (grammar) root
    jardin des racines grecques(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    les racines latines en français(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. (mathematics) root
    racine carréesquare root
    racine cubiquecube root
    racine quatrième(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    racine énième(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

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Verb

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racine

  1. inflection of raciner:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: rasin

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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racine

  1. Alternative form of raysyn