veelhoek

Dutch

Etymology
Een complexe veelhoek.

Compound of veel (“much, many”) +‎ hoek (“angle, corner”), coined by Simon Stevin as a purism for Latin polygonum, therefore a calque of Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveːl.ɦuk/
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  • Hyphenation: veel‧hoek

Noun

veelhoek m (plural veelhoeken, diminutive veelhoekje n)

  1. (geometry) polygon (plane figure bounded by straight edges) [from late 16th c.]
    Synonym: polygoon

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: veelhoek
  • → German: Vieleck (calque)
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