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The Swedish word for root is
rot





root



Translations for root and their definitions

rot ©
     1. n-c. root; the part of a plant under the surface.
     2. n-c. the part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place
     3. n-c. source; an underlying cause
           Kärleken till pengar är roten till allt ont. - The love of money is the root of all evil.
     4. n-c. (mathematics) of a number , a positive number which, when raised to a specified power, yields n; the square root is understood if no power is specified
           Kubikroten ur 27 är 3. - The cube root of 27 is 3.
           Multiplicera med roten ur 2. - Multiply by root 2.
     5. n-c. (mathematics) a zero (of a function).
     6. n-c. (mathematics) a designated node in a tree.
     7. n-c. (mathematics) curl; a measure on how fast a vector field rotates: it can be described as the cross product of del and a given vectorial field
     8. n-c. (computing) root directory
     9. n-c. (philology) a word from which another word is derived.


rota
     1. v. to rummage, to root (search for something in a messy manner)
     2. v. (computing) to root (gain privileged access on a device)
     3. v. to put down roots
     4. v. to become settled



källa
     1. n-c. a source (of information, or other things)
           Från en säker källa som även angav sina källor har jag fått veta att Nisses pizzeria är en källa till god kebabsås - From a reliable source, who also gave his sources, I've learned that Nisse's
           en inspirationskälla - a source of inspiration
     2. n-c. a spring (where groundwater naturally emerges)
           Källvatten tas från en källa - Spring water is taken from a spring
     3. n-c. a well (with some other liquid or gas)
           oljekälla - oil well
     4. n-c. a source (of a river)
           Nilens källa - the source of the Nile
     5. n-c. (mathematics) a source; a point where the divergence of a vector field is positive


heja
     1. v. to greet by saying "hej".
     2. v. (with ) cheer (on someone/something)
           Jag hejar på Manchester United. - I cheer on Manchester United.
     3. interj. go!
           Heja Sverige! - Go Sweden!


nollställe
     1. n-n. (mathematics) zero (value of a function’s independent variables when the value of the function is zero)



böka
     1. v. to root (of swine, or of messy digging, overturning, searching, etc., more generally)
           Grisarna bökade i jorden - The pigs were rooting in the dirt
           En gris hade bökat upp hela landet - A pig had torn up the entire garden plot
           Han bökade runt efter skiftnyckeln i lådan - He rooted around in the box for his adjustable wrench



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