racine

See also: Racine and raciné

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Late Latin radicῑna (root), from Latin radix, radicis (root), from Proto-Italic *wrād-ī-, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.sin/
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  • Homophones: racinent, racines
  • Hyphenation: ra‧cine

Noun

racine f (plural racines)

  1. (of a tree) root
  2. (figuratively) root, origin
  3. (grammar) root
  4. (mathematics) root

Verb

racine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of raciner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of raciner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of raciner
  4. third-person singular present subjunctive of raciner
  5. second-person singular imperative of raciner

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Middle English

Noun

racine

  1. Alternative form of raysyn
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