radiz

Aragonese

Etymology

Akin to Spanish raíz, Occitan raiç or Catalan arrel, from Latin radix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈdiθ/
• Rhymes: -iθ
• Syllabification: ra‧diz

Some roots (1)

Some visible tree roots (1)

Noun

radiz f (plural radizes)

2. The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

   Synonym: vena

3. A root vegetable.
4. The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
5. The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
6. The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
7. (figurative) The primary source; origin.

   Synonyms: fuent, orichen

8. (arithmetic) Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

   La radiz cuadrada de 27 ye 3.

   the square root of 27 is 3.

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “radiz”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN