Information about the word root (English → Esperanto: radiko)

Synonyms: radix, stem

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ɹuːt/
Hyphenationroot
Shavian alphabet𐑮𐑵𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐑉𐐭𐐻
Pluralroots

Usage samples

Modern biological classification has its root in the work of Carolus Linnaeus, who grouped species according to shared physical characteristics.
The roots of Norway maples grow very close to the ground surface, starving other plants of moisture.

Translations

Afrikaanswortel
Catalanarrel; rel
Chinook Jargonlalasin
Czechkořen
Danishrod
Dutchwortel
Esperantoradiko
Faeroeserót
Frenchracine
GermanWurzel
Hawaiianaʻa; mole; weli
Hungariangyökér
Icelandicrót
Jamaican Patoisruut
Kabylianaẓar
Latinradix
LuxemburgishWuerzel
Malayakar
Norwegianrot
Papiamentorais
Polishkorzeń
Portugueseraiz
Russianкорень
Saterland FrisianWuttel
Scottish Gaelicfreumh
Spanishraíz
Srananrutu
Swahilimzizi
Swedishrot
Thaiราก
Ukrainianкорінь
West Frisianwoartel
Yiddishװאָרצל