терикон

Ukrainian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin terra (land) and Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, cone). Melnychuk claims a borrowing from French terriconique.[1] Compare Russian террико́н (terrikón), Belarusian тэрыко́н (terykón).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tereˈkɔn]

Noun

терико́н • (terykónm inan (genitive терико́ну, nominative plural терико́ни, genitive plural терико́нів)

  1. slag heap, spoil heap, spoil tip (heap formed of material discarded during mining or excavation)

Declension

Declension of терико́н
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative терико́н
terykón
терико́ни
terykóny
genitive терико́ну
terykónu
терико́нів
terykóniv
dative терико́нові, терико́ну
terykónovi, terykónu
терико́нам
terykónam
accusative терико́н
terykón
терико́ни
terykóny
instrumental терико́ном
terykónom
терико́нами
terykónamy
locative терико́ні
terykóni
терико́нах
terykónax
vocative терико́не
terykóne
терико́ни
terykóny

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “терикон”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 552

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