radix
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See also: Radix
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
radix (plural radixes or radices)
- A primitive word, from which other words spring.
- (biology) A root
- (mathematics) The number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base, as 10 for decimal.
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Translations[edit]
word, from which other words spring
the number of distinct symbols used to represent numbers in a particular base
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External links[edit]
- radix in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- radix in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=radix&action=edit
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Italic *wrād-ī-, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds. Cognate with Ancient Greek ῥάδιξ (rádiks, “branch, twig”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐍃 (waurts), Old Irish fren (“root”) and Old English wyrt (“herb, plant”) (English wort).
Noun[edit]
rādīx f (genitive rādīcis); third declension
- A root (of a plant).
- A radish.
- The lower part of an object; root.
- (figuratively) A foundation, basis, ground, origin, source, root.
Inflection[edit]
Note that the genitive plural rādīcum has the alternative form rādicium. Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rādīx | rādīcēs |
| genitive | rādīcis | rādīcum |
| dative | rādīcī | rādīcibus |
| accusative | rādīcem | rādīcēs |
| ablative | rādīce | rādīcibus |
| vocative | rādīx | rādīcēs |
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Michiel de Vaan (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, page 512
