χωνί

Greek

Alternative forms

χουνί (chouní)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χῶνος (khônos), χώνη (khṓnē), contracted of χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”).

Noun

χωνί • (choní) n (plural χωνιά)

funnel (utensil used in pouring liquids)
megaphone, type of loudspeaker (funnel shaped items)

Declension

declension of χωνί

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	χωνί •	χωνιά •
genitive	χωνιού •	χωνιών •
accusative	χωνί •	χωνιά •
vocative	χωνί •	χωνιά •

Related terms

χωνάκι n (chonáki, “icecream cornet”)

Descendants

→ Aromanian: hunii
→ Ottoman Turkish: خونی (huni, honi)
- Turkish: huni

See also

κώνος m (kónos, “cone”)

Further reading

χωνί on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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