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German
Etymology
From viele (“many”) + Ecke (“corner”), likely a calque of Dutch veelhoek, coined by Simon Stevin as a purism for Latin polygōnum, from Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon).
Pronunciation
Noun
Vieleck n (strong, genitive Vielecks, plural Vielecke)
- polygon
- Synonym: Polygon
Declension
Hyponyms
- Dreieck, Viereck, Fünfeck, Sechseck
- Siebeneck, Achteck, Neuneck
- Zehneck, Elfeck, Zwölfeck
- Dreizehneck, Vierzehneck
- Siebzehneck, Neunzehneck
- Zwanzigeck, Achtundzwanzigeck
- Dreißigeck, Zweiunddreißigeck
- Vierzigeck, Achtundvierzigeck
- Fünfzigeck, Einundfünfzigeck
- Sechzigeck, Vierundsechzigeck
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “Vieleck” in Duden online
- “Vieleck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache