θρίδαξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

θίδραξ (thídrax), θρόδαξ (thródax), θρύδαξ (thrúdax)

Etymology

According to Nehring, it is Pre-Greek. Because of the typical leaves, Strömberg thinks of θρῖον (thrîon, “fig leaf”) and compares οἶδαξ (oîdax, “unripe figs”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰrîː.daks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰri.daks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθri.ðaks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθri.ðaks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθri.ðaks/

Noun

θρῐ́δᾰξ • (thrĭ́dăx) f (genitive θρῐ́δᾰκος); third declension

lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ θρῐ́δᾰξ; τῆς θρῐ́δᾰκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θρῐ́δᾰξ hē thrĭ́dăx	τὼ θρῐ́δᾰκε tṑ thrĭ́dăke	αἱ θρῐ́δᾰκες hai thrĭ́dăkes
Genitive	τῆς θρῐ́δᾰκος tês thrĭ́dăkos	τοῖν θρῐδᾰ́κοιν toîn thrĭdắkoin	τῶν θρῐδᾰ́κων tôn thrĭdắkōn
Dative	τῇ θρῐ́δᾰκῐ tēî thrĭ́dăkĭ	τοῖν θρῐδᾰ́κοιν toîn thrĭdắkoin	ταῖς θρῐ́δᾰξῐ / θρῐ́δᾰξῐν taîs thrĭ́dăxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν θρῐ́δᾰκᾰ tḕn thrĭ́dăkă	τὼ θρῐ́δᾰκε tṑ thrĭ́dăke	τᾱ̀ς θρῐ́δᾰκᾰς tā̀s thrĭ́dăkăs
Vocative	θρῐ́δᾰξ thrĭ́dăx	θρῐ́δᾰκε thrĭ́dăke	θρῐ́δᾰκες thrĭ́dăkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

θριδακηΐς (thridakēḯs)
θριδακίας (thridakías)
θριδακίνη (thridakínē)
θριδακινίς (thridakinís)
θριδάκινος (thridákinos)
θριδάκιον (thridákion)
θριδακίσκα (thridakíska)
θριδακώδης (thridakṓdēs)

Descendants

Greek: θρίδακας (thrídakas)
→ Latin: thridax