ρίζα

See also: ριζά and ῥίζα

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza).

Cognates include Mariupol Greek ри́за (ríza) and Tsakonian σχίντα (schínta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾi.za/

Noun

ρίζα • (ríza) f (plural ρίζες)

1. (botany) root (of a plant)
2. (grammar) root
3. (mathematics) root

Declension

Declension of ρίζα

	singular	plural
nominative	ρίζα •	ρίζες •
genitive	ρίζας •	ριζών •
accusative	ρίζα •	ρίζες •
vocative	ρίζα •	ρίζες •

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 [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language