ραδίκι
Greek
Alternative forms
- ραδίκιν (radíkin), ραδίτσι (radítsi) (medieval and modern; examples from the numerous regional variants)
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ραδίκι (radíki), variant of ραδίκιον (radíkion),[1] from Italian radicchio. The form ραδίκι (radíki) may have been borrowed from the Italian plural radicchi, taken in Greek as a singular neuter.[2] Doublet of ραντίτσιο (rantítsio), a more recent borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾaˈði.ci/
- Hyphenation: ρα‧δί‧κι
Noun
ραδίκι • (radíki) n (plural ραδίκια)
- collective name for vegetables of the genus Cichorium especially chicory (a group of edible, often bitter, leaves)
- Synonym: αντίδι (antídi)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ραδίκι (radíki) | ραδίκια (radíkia) |
| genitive | ραδικιού (radikioú) | ραδικιών (radikión) |
| accusative | ραδίκι (radíki) | ραδίκια (radíkia) |
| vocative | ραδίκι (radíki) | ραδίκια (radíkia) |
Coordinate terms
- ραντίτσιο n (rantítsio, “italian chicory, radicchio”)
- and see: σικορέ n (sikoré, “chicory”)
See also
- Κιχώριον on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
References
- ^ ραδίκιον, p.146, vol.19 - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-2021) Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας [Lexikó tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías, Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–22] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language, Vols.15-22 ed. I.N. Kazazis et al.
- ^ ραδίκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language