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)

1. funnel (utensil used in pouring liquids)
2. 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