терикон

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Ukrainian

 терикон on Ukrainian Wikipedia
Терикон у Горлівському районі

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

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Noun

терико́н • (terykón) m 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 (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 552

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