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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

roots en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɹuːts/
  • (US) audio
  • /ɹʊts/ (Midwestern-US)

Meanings

  1. Ancestry.
    • I have both Irish and German roots.
  2. (form-of, plural) plural of root
    form of root
  3. Beginnings; origin.
    • Jazz has its roots in blues.
  4. (of hair) Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.
    • I just coloured my hair and already my roots are showing.

Deriveds

pegroots · grassroots

Relateds

root · rootsy

Translations (18)

ja ルーツ (ancestors) · pl korzenie (beginnings) · ckb باوباپیران (ancestors) · fr sources (beginnings) · it antenati (ancestors) · izh juuret (ancestors) · it radici (beginnings) · ja ルーツ (beginnings) · ja 起源 (beginnings) · it origini (beginnings) · fr origines (beginnings) · ckb ناخ (beginnings) · sk korene (ancestors) · pl korzenie (ancestors) · fr aïeux (ancestors) · pl odrosty (grown-out hair) · sk korene (beginnings) · pl źródła (beginnings)