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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), from Italian radicchio. The form ραδίκι (radíki) may have been borrowed from the Italian plural radicchi, taken in Greek as a singular neuter. 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
Coordinate terms
- ραντίτσιο n (rantítsio, “italian chicory, radicchio”)
- and see: σικορέ n (sikoré, “chicory”)
See also
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 , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998