ρόκα

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾo.ka/

Etymology 1

Byzantine Greek ῥόκα (rhóka), from Italian ruca

Noun

ρόκα • (róka) f (plural ρόκες)

  1. rocket, arugula (a salad leaf)
Declension
Declension of ρόκα
singular plural
nominative ρόκα (róka) ρόκες (rókes)
genitive ρόκας (rókas) —
accusative ρόκα (róka) ρόκες (rókes)
vocative ρόκα (róka) ρόκες (rókes)
Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian rocca.

Noun

ρόκα • (róka) f (plural ρόκες)

  1. (colloquial) distaff (device for holding fibres to be spun)
    Synonym: ηλακάτη (ilakáti)
Declension
Declension of ρόκα
singular plural
nominative ρόκα (róka) ρόκες (rókes)
genitive ρόκας (rókas) —
accusative ρόκα (róka) ρόκες (rókes)
vocative ρόκα (róka) ρόκες (rókes)
Descendants
  • → Ottoman Turkish: اوركه (öreke)
    • Turkish: öreke
    • → Armenian: էօրէքէ (ēōrēkʻē), օռոք / օռօք (ōṙokʻ)
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