roots

English

Pronunciation

Noun

rootsCategory:English non-lemma forms#ROOTSCategory:English noun forms#ROOTSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOTSCategory:Pages with entries#ROOTSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ROOTS

  1. plural of root

Noun

rootsCategory:English lemmas#ROOTSCategory:English nouns#ROOTSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOTSCategory:Pages with entries#ROOTSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ROOTS

  1. Ancestry.
    I have both Irish and German roots.Category:English terms with usage examples#ROOTS
  2. Beginnings; origin.
  3. (of hair) Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.
    I just coloured my hair and already my roots are showing.Category:English terms with usage examples#ROOTS

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from English#ROOTSCategory:Dutch terms derived from English#ROOTS roots.

Pronunciation

Noun

roots pl (plural only, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#ROOTSCategory:Dutch nouns#ROOTSCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ROOTSCategory:Dutch pluralia tantum#ROOTSCategory:Pages with entries#ROOTSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ROOTS

  1. roots (ancestry, origin)
    Synonym: wortels
    Ik ga terug naar mijn roots in Arnhem.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Category:Dutch terms with usage examples#ROOTSCategory:Requests for translations of Dutch usage examples#ROOTS

French

Noun

rootsCategory:French non-lemma forms#ROOTSCategory:French noun forms#ROOTSCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ROOTSCategory:Pages with entries#ROOTSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ROOTS

  1. plural of root

Portuguese

Noun

rootsCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#ROOTSCategory:Portuguese noun forms#ROOTSCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ROOTSCategory:Pages with entries#ROOTSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ROOTS

  1. plural of root
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