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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈrɛl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈrɛl]

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Noun

arrel f (plural arrels)

1. root (of a plant)
2. root; origin
3. (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.