rædic

Old English

Alternative forms

• rediċ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rādik, borrowed from Latin rādix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræː.dit͡ʃ/

Noun

rǣdiċ m

1. radish

Usage notes

• Below is the inherited declension of rǣdiċ. Regular sound change would have yielded some odd alterations, but as rǣdiċ is only attested in the nom.-acc. sg., it is not known if or how much leveling disrupted the paradigm.

Declension

Declension of rædic (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rǣdiċ	rǣdcas
accusative	rǣdiċ	rǣdcas
genitive	rǣdċes	rǣdca
dative	rǣdċe	rǣdcum

Descendants

• Middle English: radiche, radishe, redich, raddik, radike, redic, radisshe, radische, radik, radysche, radish
  • English: radish, raddish (obsolete)
    • →? Malay: rades
    • → Maori: rātihi
  • Scots: raidish
    • →? Irish: raidis