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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ρόιδι (róidi), with assimilation of the όι > ό, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ῥοΐδιον (rhoḯdion), diminutive of Ancient Greek ῥοιά (rhoiá), variant of ῥόα (rhóa, pomegranate).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ρόδι (ródin (plural ρόδια)

  1. pomegranate

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: rodie

References

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  1. ^ ρόδι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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