origen

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orīginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [uˈɾi.ʒən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈɾi.d͡ʒen]

Noun

origen m (plural orígens)

1. origin
2. (mathematics) origin

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orīginem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈɾixen/ [oˈɾi.xẽn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ixen
• Syllabification: o‧ri‧gen

Noun

origen m (plural orígenes)

1. origin

   No se conocen con certeza los orígenes de ellos.

   Their origins aren't known with certainty.

Derived terms

• denominación de origen
• origen de coordenadas
• prioridad de origen

 

Related terms

• original
• originalidad
• originalmente
• originar
• originario

 

Further reading

• “origen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16