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
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ραντίτσιο • ραντίτσια •
genitive ραντίτσιου • ραντίτσιων •
accusative ραντίτσιο • ραντίτσια •
vocative ραντίτσιο • ραντίτσια •

See also

Further reading
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