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French
Etymology
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
Noun
racine f (plural racines)
- 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)
- (figuratively) root, origin
- (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)
- (mathematics) root
- racine carrée ― square root
- racine cubique ― cube 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
Verb
racine
- inflection of raciner:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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Middle English
Noun
racine
- Alternative form of raysyn