ραντίτσιο

Greek

Alternative forms

  • ραντίκιο (rantíkio) (less common)

Etymology

Neologism. Italian radicchio, with Italian /k/ ⟨ch⟩ mistakenly read as /tʃ/ and hence adapted into Greek as /ts/ (cf. κοντσέρτο < concerto). The much rarer variant ραντίκιο (rantíkio) reflects the Italian pronunciation. Doublet of ραδίκι (radíki).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾaˈdit.si.o/
  • Hyphenation: ρα‧ντί‧τσι‧ο

Noun

ραντίτσιο • (rantítsio) n (plural ραντίτσια)

  1. radicchio, the “Italian chicory” (form of chicory)

Declension

Declension of ραντίτσιο
singular plural
nominative ραντίτσιο (rantítsio) ραντίτσια (rantítsia)
genitive ραντίτσιου (rantítsiou) ραντίτσιων (rantítsion)
accusative ραντίτσιο (rantítsio) ραντίτσια (rantítsia)
vocative ραντίτσιο (rantítsio) ραντίτσια (rantítsia)

See also

  • and see: σικορέ n (sikoré, “chicory”) for coordinate terms

Further reading

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