🇫🇷 French

racines

feminine

les racines

roots

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racines
/le ʁasin/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say racines in French?

IPA
/le ʁasin/

How do you pronounce racines in French?

racines is pronounced /le 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?

Racines (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 roots?

The French word for roots is les racines — feminine.

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