Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Compare English disc, disk, French disque.

Noun edit

דִּיסְק (diskm (plural indefinite דִּיסְקִים)

  1. disk

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Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, a circular plate suited for hurling), probably via Belarusian дыск (dysk), Polish dysk, Russian диск (disk), Ukrainian диск (dysk).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

דיסק (diskm, plural דיסקן (diskn), diminutive דיסקל (diskl)

  1. (computer hardware) disk
    Synonym: דיסקל (diskl)
  2. (computer hardware) drive
    Synonym: דיסק־לייענער (disk-leyener)
  3. (music) album
    Synonym: פּלאַטע (plate)
  4. (of a phonograph) record
    Synonym: פּלאַטע (plate)
  5. (anatomy) spinal disc, intervertebral disc
    Synonym: שדרה־דיסק (shdrh-disk)

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References edit

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “disk”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN