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

	singular	plural
nominative	χωνί (choní)	χωνιά (choniá)
genitive	χωνιού (chonioú)	χωνιών (chonión)
accusative	χωνί (choní)	χωνιά (choniá)
vocative	χωνί (choní)	χωνιά (choniá)

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