קאָנוס

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cōnus, probably via Russian, Ukrainian ко́нус (kónus). Compare German Konus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔnʊs/

Noun

קאָנוס • (konus) m, plural קאָנוסן (konusn), diminutive קאָנוסל (konusl)

1. (geometry) cone

Derived terms

• קאָנוסדיק (konusdik), קאָניש (konish), קאָנוס־פֿאָרמיק (konus-formik, “conical”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאָנוס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cone”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN