root
noun
1 noun BOT, HORT, COOK, ETC of plantfréamh fem2 rúta masc4 I tripped over a tree root bhain fréamh chrainn tuisle asamit starts to put out roots in summer tosaíonn sé ag cur fréamhacha amach sa samhradhto pull sth out by the roots rud a tharraingt as a fhréamhacha, rud a stoitheadh ó fhréamhedible roots fréamhacha initeroot system fréamhchóras masc1 2 noun ANAT, MED of nerve, hair, tooth etcfréamh fem2 Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun originbunchúis fem2 bunúdar masc1 bunús masc1 what's the root of the problem? cad é bunúdar na faidhbe?, céard é an bunús atá leis an bhfadhb?the root cause an bhunchúis, an phríomhchúisjealousy is the root of the dispute éad an bhunchúis atá leis an aighneasdrink is the root of all this trouble is é an t-ólachán bun agus barr na trioblóide seo ar fadthis difficulty has its root in poor communication droch-chumarsáid is siocair leis an deacracht seothis decision strikes at the roots of democracy is ionsaí é an cinneadh seo ar bhunchlocha an daonlathaiswe need to get to the root of this caithfimid dul go bunrúta an scéil seotheir claims must have some root in truth ní foláir nó tá bunús éigin fírinne lena bhfuil á mhaíomh acu 4 noun LING core part of wordfréamh fem2 find the root of the verb aimsigh fréamh an bhriathairroot form fréamhfhoirm fem2 5 noun MATH numberfréamh fem2 to find the root an fhréamh a fháil, an fhréamh a ríomh 6 noun rummage, searchcuardach masc1 ransú masc we'll have a root around the garage cuardóimid sa gharáistehe had a root through his pockets ransaigh sé a phócaí, chuaigh sé ag púitseáil ina phócaí 7 noun COMP node with no parentfréamh fem2 root directory fréamhchomhadlann fem2 8 noun literary REL scion, descendantbeangán masc1
verb
9 verb HORT establish root system INTRANSITIVEfréamhaigh verb fréamhacha a chur 10 verb HORT plant (cutting) TRANSITIVEfréamhaigh verb 11 verb rummage INTRANSITIVEcuardaigh verb rútáil verbbheith ag rúspáilthey were rooting through the rubbish bhí siad ag cuardach tríd an mbruscar, bhí siad ag rútáil tríd an mbruscarI'll root among the papers cuardóidh mé sna páipéir