roots

Contents

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɹuːts/
• (Midwestern US) also IPA^(key): /ɹʊts/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -uːts

NounEdit

roots

1. plural of root

NounEdit

roots

1. Ancestry.

   I have both Irish and German roots.

2. Beginnings; origin.

   Jazz has its roots in blues.

TranslationsEdit

ancestors

• French: aïeux (fr) m pl
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: باوباپیران‎‎

• Polish: korzenie (pl) m pl
• Slovak: korene pl

beginnings

• French: sources (fr) f pl, origines (fr) f pl
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ناخ‎‎ (ku)

• Polish: korzenie (pl) m pl, źródła n pl
• Slovak: korene pl

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• German: ^{(please verify)} Ahnen f, ^{(please verify)} Wurzeln f, ^{(please verify)} Anfänge f
• Latin: radices f, fontes m (3)

• Swedish: rötter c

See alsoEdit

• root
• rootsy

AnagramsEdit

• Sorto, Toors, ostro, roost, stoor, toros, torso