ràdica
See also: radica and radicá
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- radica, rarica (eye dialect)
- ràrica, ràdiga (dialectal)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *rādica, from Latin rādīcula, diminutive of rādīx (“root”). Compare Italian radica and Sardinian rádica.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐa.dɪ.ka/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʐa.ɾɪ.ka/ (Rhotacized)
- IPA(key): /ˈɾa.ɾɪ.ka/ (Weakened)
- Hyphenation: rà‧di‧ca
Noun
ràdica f (plural ràdichi)
- root (of the plant)
- I ràdichi di sta macchia su' funni vinti metri sutta â terra.
- This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.
- root (of nails, hair, teeth)
- I danni nnâ ràdica su' prubblemi cumuni di stricàrisi forti i denti.
- Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.
- A ràdica è l'ùnica parti viva dî capiḍḍi.
- The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.
- Synonym of radici
- (botany) ipecacuanha (Carapichea ipecacuanha)
- root (untreated part of hair) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- Si tincìu i capiḍḍi di nìguru u misi scursu, â 'ccapata si ci vìdunu tutti i ràdichi dî capiḍḍi janchi.
- He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.
- (computing) root (UNIX) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- Àju a tràsiri comu ràdica ("root") prima di putillu fari.
- I have to log in as root before I do that.
- (computing) root (folder) (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- Abbiai i prichi nnâ carpetta dâ ràdica.
- I installed the files in the root directory.
Derived terms
- radicali
- radicari
- radicatu
- sradicari
Related terms
- l'erba tinta nun mori mai
See also
- chianta
- cippu
- serra
- tagghiari
- zuccu
References
- Traina, Antonino (1868), “ràdica”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3332