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)

(botany) root (of a plant)
(grammar) root
(mathematics) root

Declension

declension of ρίζα

case \ number	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 - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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