ρίζα
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza).
Cognates include Mariupol Greek ри́за (ríza) and Tsakonian σχίντα (schínta).
Pronunciation
Noun
ρίζα • (ríza) f (plural ρίζες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ρίζα (ríza) | ρίζες (rízes) |
| genitive | ρίζας (rízas) | ριζών (rizón) |
| accusative | ρίζα (ríza) | ρίζες (rízes) |
| vocative | ρίζα (ríza) | ρίζες (rízes) |
Related terms
- αξερίζωτος (axerízotos, “not uprooted”, adjective)
- αρρίζωτος (arrízotos, “unrooted”, adjective)
- ριζά n pl (rizá, “mountain foot, roots of a mountain”)
- τετραγωνική ρίζα f (tetragonikí ríza, “square root”)
Further reading
ρίζα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- ρίζα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
