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 • (terykón) m inan (genitive терико́ну, nominative plural терико́ни, genitive plural терико́нів)
- slag heap, spoil heap, spoil tip (heap formed of material discarded during mining or excavation)
Declension
| 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
- ^ 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
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “терикон”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “терикон”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “терикон”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “терикон”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “терикон”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “терикон”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)