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)

  1. collective name for vegetables of the genus Cichorium especially chicory (a group of edible, often bitter, leaves)
    Synonym: αντίδι (antídi)

Declension
declension of ραδίκι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ραδίκι • ραδίκια •
genitive ραδικιού • ραδικιών •
accusative ραδίκι • ραδίκια •
vocative ραδίκι • ραδίκια •

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See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. ραδίκι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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