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The German word for root is
Wurzel





root

Gender

The gender of Wurzel is feminine. E.g. die Wurzel.

Plural

The plural of Wurzel is Wurzeln.

German Definition


root
     Substantiv:
     [1] Wurzel
     [2] (mathematisch) die Nullstelle
          [1] A tree's roots are vital to its health.



Translations for root and their definitions

Wurzel
     n-f. root
     n-f.          (biology) root
     n-f.          (metaphorical) root, the primary source, origin
     n-f.          (mathematics) root, especially square root
                  Die Quadratwurzel aus 16 ist 4. Die Kubikwurzel aus 27 ist 3. Die vierte Wurzel aus 10000 ist 10. - The square root of 16 is 4. The cube root of
     n-f.          (linguistic morphology) root, the irreducible skeleton of a word
     n-f.          (historical linguistics) root, internal etymon
     n-f. (Northern Germany) carrot
     v. first-person singular present of wurzeln
     v. singular imperative of wurzeln


Grundwort
     n. (linguistics) primary word (usually the last element in a German compound word)


Stamm
     n. tree trunk, main stem of a plant (but never used of thin stalks or twigs)
     n. (ethnography) tribe
     n. (linguistics) stem (of a word)
     n. (biology) phylum
     n. (microbiology) strain (of bacteria, etc.)


Haarwurzel
     n-f. hair root, root of a hair


Wühlen
     n. gerund of wühlen
     v. to rummage, to grub
     v. to dig, to burrow, to tunnel
     v. (figuratively, politics) to agitate


Quelle
     n-f. (origin of a river or stream) spring
     n-f. well (oil, gas)
     n-f. source
     v. first-person singular present of quellen
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of quellen
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of quellen


Zahnwurzel
     n-f. root of a tooth


Quellen
     n. plural of Quelle
     v. to well (issue forth, as water from the earth)
     v. to swell, to soak (expand by soaking up a liquid)


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