Translation
to cut
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Word origin
From French trancher ('to slice, to cut'), whose own origin is disputed. English trench and trenchant come from the same French verb.
- Origin
- French trancher
- Root
- trancher
- English cognates
- trench, trenchant
Other proposed origins
- Most often traced to a Vulgar Latin trinicare ('to cut in three'), from trini ('three each'). (trinicare)
- Some accounts derive it instead from Latin truncare ('to lop, to mutilate'), the source of truncate. (truncare)
Examples
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Mother is cutting the bread.
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Careful, do not cut your finger!
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He cut the meat into small pieces.
The knife the cutting is done with is a o: the root plus --, the tool suffix. A slice is a or o.
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Word family
Words built on tranĉi with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- tranĉilonoun
knife
tranĉi-il-: a tool for cutting
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 4: tranĉi, glacio, plimulto and 7 more words.