Rootage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

fixedness by or as if by roots

a developed system of roots

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈuːɾɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈuːtɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈuːtɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈuːɾɪdʒ/.

Examples

strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith
the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
Jupiter was the origin of the radiation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

origin root source root system beginning

Parts of Speech

noun	fixedness by or as if by roots “strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith”
noun	a developed system of roots
noun	the place where something begins, where it springs into being “the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”

Word Forms

originate	verb	begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
root	verb	come into existence, originate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wurzel

Fixierung durch oder wie durch Wurzeln

🇫🇷French

enracinement

fixité par ou comme par des racines

🇪🇸Spanish

enraizamiento

Fijación por o como si fuera por raíces.

🇮🇹Italian

radicamento

fissità tramite o come se tramite radici

🇳🇱Dutch

worteling

vastheid door of als door wortels

🇵🇹Portuguese

enraizamento

fixidez por ou como se fosse por raízes

🇷🇺Russian

корневая система

фиксация корнями или как бы корнями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जड़

जड़ों द्वारा या मानो जड़ों द्वारा स्थिरता

🇮🇳Tamil

வேரூன்றி

வேர்கள் மூலம் அல்லது அது போன்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

మూలాధారం

స్థిరత్వం ద్వారా లేదా మూలాల ద్వారా ఉన్నట్లుగా

🇮🇳Marathi

रूटेज

मुळांद्वारे किंवा जणू मुळे स्थिरता

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂળ

મૂળ દ્વારા અથવા જાણે કે સ્થિરતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇರೂರಿದೆ

ಬೇರುಗಳಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರಂತೆ ಸ್ಥಿರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേരുകൾ

വേരുകളാൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോലെ സ്ഥിരത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੜ੍ਹ

ਜੜ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸਥਿਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جڑ

جڑوں کے ذریعہ یا گویا استحکام

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生根

由根固定或仿佛由根固定

🇯🇵Japanese

発根

根による、または根によるかのような固定

🇰🇷Korean

뿌리

뿌리에 의한 고정 또는 뿌리에 의한 고정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguồn gốc

sự cố định bởi hoặc như thể bởi rễ

🇹🇭Thai

การหยั่งราก

ความคงที่โดยหรือเสมือนว่ามาจากราก

🇵🇭Filipino

ugat

katatagan ng o parang sa pamamagitan ng mga ugat

🇲🇾Malay

akar umbi

ketetapan oleh atau seolah-olah oleh akar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رسوخ

الثبات بالجذور أو كما لو كان بالجذور

🇮🇷Persian

ریشه

تثبیت با ریشه یا گویی توسط ریشه

🇹🇷Turkish

köklenme

kökler tarafından veya sanki kökler tarafından sabitlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

שורש

קביעות על ידי או כאילו על ידי שורשים

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