roots
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹuːts/Category:English 1-syllable words#ROOTSCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ROOTS
- (Midwestern US) also IPA(key): /ɹʊts/Category:English 1-syllable words#ROOTSCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ROOTS
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ROOTSAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uːtsCategory:Rhymes:English/uːts#ROOTSCategory:Rhymes:English/uːts/1 syllable#ROOTS
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
Noun
rootsCategory:English lemmas#ROOTSCategory:English nouns#ROOTSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ROOTSCategory:Pages with entries#ROOTSCategory:Pages with 4 entries#ROOTS
- Ancestry.
- I have both Irish and German roots.Category:English terms with usage examples#ROOTS
- Beginnings; origin.
- Jazz has its roots in blues.Category:English terms with usage examples#ROOTS
- (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
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
Anagrams
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
- roots (ancestry, origin)
- Synonym: wortels
- Ik ga terug naar mijn roots in Arnhem.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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
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