ρόδι

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ρόιδι (róidi), with assimilation of the όι > ό, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ῥοΐδιον (rhoḯdion), diminutive of Ancient Greek ῥοιά (rhoiá), variant of ῥόα (rhóa, “pomegranate”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾoði/

Noun

ρόδι • (ródi) n (plural ρόδια)

  1. pomegranate

Declension

Declension of ρόδι
singular plural
nominative ρόδι (ródi) ρόδια (ródia)
genitive ροδιού (rodioú) ροδιών (rodión)
accusative ρόδι (ródi) ρόδια (ródia)
vocative ρόδι (ródi) ρόδια (ródia)

Descendants

  • → Romanian: rodie

References

  1. ^ ρόδι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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