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Detailed Translations for roots from English to German

roots:

roots [the ~] nomen

  1. the roots (source; origin)
    der Ursprung

Translation Matrix for roots:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Ursprung origin; roots; source origin

Synonyms for "roots":


Related Definitions for "roots":

  1. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage1
    • his roots in Texas go back a long way1
    • he went back to Sweden to search for his roots1
    • his music has African roots1

roots form of root:

to root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)

  1. to root (be rooted; take root)
    wurzeln; festwachsen; einwachsen
    • wurzeln verb (wurzele, wurzelst, wurzelt, wurzelte, wurzeltet, gewurzelt)
    • festwachsen verb (wachse fest, wächst fest, wuchs fest, wuchst fest, festgewachsen)
    • einwachsen verb (wachse ein, wächst ein, wuchs ein, wuchset ein, eingewachsen)
  2. to root (burrow; drudge; churn; turn about; rout)
    scharren; wühlen; grabbeln
    • scharren verb (scharre, scharrst, scharrt, scharrte, scharrtet, gescharrt)
    • wühlen verb (wühle, wühlst, wühlt, wühlte, wühltet, gewühlt)
    • grabbeln verb (grabble, grabbelst, grabbelt, grabbelte, grabbeltet, gegrabbelt)
  3. to root (snatch away; grasp; caught; )
    klemmen; grapschen; krallen; wegkappern
    • klemmen verb (klemme, klemmst, klemmt, klemmte, klemmtet, geklemmt)
    • grapschen verb (grapsche, grapschst, grapscht, grapschte, grapschtet, gegrapscht)
    • krallen verb (kralle, krallst, krallt, krallte, kralltet, gekrallt)
    • wegkappern verb
  4. to root (burrow; rout)
    wühlen; durchwühlen
    • wühlen verb (wühle, wühlst, wühlt, wühlte, wühltet, gewühlt)
    • durchwühlen verb (durchwühle, durchwühlst, durchwühlt, durchwühlte, durchwühltet, durchwühlt)

Conjugations for root:

present
  1. root
  2. root
  3. roots
  4. root
  5. root
  6. root
simple past
  1. rooted
  2. rooted
  3. rooted
  4. rooted
  5. rooted
  6. rooted
present perfect
  1. have rooted
  2. have rooted
  3. has rooted
  4. have rooted
  5. have rooted
  6. have rooted
past continuous
  1. was rooting
  2. were rooting
  3. was rooting
  4. were rooting
  5. were rooting
  6. were rooting
future
  1. shall root
  2. will root
  3. will root
  4. shall root
  5. will root
  6. will root
continuous present
  1. am rooting
  2. are rooting
  3. is rooting
  4. are rooting
  5. are rooting
  6. are rooting
subjunctive
  1. be rooted
  2. be rooted
  3. be rooted
  4. be rooted
  5. be rooted
  6. be rooted
diverse
  1. root!
  2. let's root!
  3. rooted
  4. rooting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

root [the ~] nomen

  1. the root
    – The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives. 2
    der Stamm

Translation Matrix for root:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Stamm root group; party; primitive word; race; radical; shank; stem; stick; tree trunk; tribalism; tribe; trunk
- ancestor; antecedent; ascendant; ascendent; base; beginning; etymon; origin; radical; root word; rootage; solution; source; stem; theme; tooth root
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
durchwühlen burrow; root; rout grabble; keep on burrowing; rummage; scramble
einwachsen be rooted; root; take root
festwachsen be rooted; root; take root
grabbeln burrow; churn; drudge; root; rout; turn about capture; catch; grabble; grope about; obsess; rummage about; rummage around; seize
grapschen catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn grabble
klemmen catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn go short; pin; pin down; prick down; squeeze; wrestle
krallen catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn
scharren burrow; churn; drudge; root; rout; turn about potter about
wegkappern catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn
wurzeln be rooted; root; take root
wühlen burrow; churn; drudge; root; rout; turn about grabble; grope about; rummage about; rummage around
- rootle; rout; settle; settle down; steady down; take root
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- grub

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Antonyms for "root":


Related Definitions for "root":

  1. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support1
  2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed1
  3. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes1
  4. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation1
  5. the place where something begins, where it springs into being1
    • communism's Russian root1
  6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)1
  7. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground1
  8. a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number1
  9. take root and begin to grow1
    • this plant roots quickly1
  10. cause to take roots1
  11. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style1
  12. dig with the snout1
    • the pig was rooting for truffles1
  13. plant by the roots1
  14. come into existence, originate1
    • The problem roots in her depression1
  15. The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives.2

Wiktionary Translations for root:

root
noun
  1. part of a plant
  2. of a tooth
  3. part of a hair under the skin
  4. primary source
  5. arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression
  6. graph theory: node in a tree that has no parent
  7. philology: word from which another word or words are derived
root
noun
  1. Graphentheorie (Mathematik): der oberste Knoten in einem Baum
  2. Botanik: Organ, mit dem sich Pflanzen auf oder im Untergrund verankern und Nährstoffe aufnehmen
  3. Ort oder Sache, aus dem etwas oder jemand hervorgegangen ist
  4. Mathematik: Zahl, die sich aus dem Wurzelziehen, oder auch Radizieren, ergibt
  5. Historiolinguistik: rekonstruierte historische Grundform eines Wortes
  6. Linguistik/Sprachwissenschaft: Wort, das nur aus einem Morphem besteht; einfaches Wort, nicht zusammengesetztes Wort
  7. umgangssprachlich: Benutzerkonto mit erweiterten Rechten auf einem Rechner, einer Datenbank, einer Internetseite oder Ähnlichem
verb
  1. -

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
root Finalis slottoon — slottoon
root Finalis finalis — finalis
root Finalis begintoon — begintoon
root Wurzel racine — (botanique) Partie souterraine d’un végétal qui lui permet de puiser dans le sol les éléments nécessaires à sa nutrition (eau, sels minéraux) et d’assurer sa fixation à son support.
root Quadratwurzel racine carréenombre réel positif qui, une fois multiplié par lui-même, donne le nombre réel en question. La racine carrée de x est notée \sqrt{x}, utilisant .

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