Dictionary formradix, radicis(feminine)
Translation
root; base, foot
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | radix | radices |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | radix | radices |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | radicem | radices |
| Genitiveof | radicis | radicum |
| Dativeto, for | radici | radicibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | radice | radicibus |
Examples
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The root of the tree is deep.
latent.
The roots lie hidden in the ground.
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The tree is held by its roots.
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They pitched camp at the foot of the mountain.
Avaritia .
Greed is the root of evils.
Radix, radicis, f., third declension. The literal sense is a plant root, and from there it takes one short step to the foot or base of anything solid: sub radicibus montis, at the foot of the mountain, is standard in the historians for where an army camps.
The metaphorical step is just as short - the origin or source of a thing - and that is the sense the ecclesiastical corpus wants for radix malorum. The word travels well: Spanish raiz, French racine and Italian radice, and English radish, radical, eradicate and, through a Norse detour, root itself.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 10: radix, surgo, defendo and 7 more words.