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דיסק

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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

Noun

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דִּיסְק (diskm (plural indefinite דִּיסְקִים)

  1. disk

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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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)

Derived terms

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References

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