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la racine
root
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How do you say racine in French?
How do you pronounce racine in French?
racine is pronounced /la ʁasin/ in French.
Example sentences
La racine carrée est une opération mathématique fondamentale.
The square root is a fundamental mathematical operation.
Cette ancienne racine était profonde et très résistante.
This old root was deep and very resistant.
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Why is it feminine?
Racine (root) is feminine because it derives from Latin "radix," which was a feminine noun in the third declension (not second). The Latin feminine nominative form "radix" evolved into French "racine" through regular sound changes, preserving the original feminine gender. The Latin -ix ending naturally developed into the French -ine ending (-e after the nasal).
What is the French word for root?
The French word for root is la racine — feminine.
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