arrel

Catalan

Alternative forms

rel
raïl (archaic or dialectal)

Etymology

Epenthetic form of rel, monophthongized from raïl, from an earlier Old Catalan raïu (through hypercorrection), from Latin rādīcem, from Proto-Italic *wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əˈrɛl/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /aˈrɛl/
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Noun

arrel f (plural arrels)

root (of a plant)
root; origin
(mathematics) root

Derived terms

arrel de la llengua
arrelam
arrelar
arrelós

Related terms

arran

References

“arrel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

“arrel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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