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)

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

Descendants

Afrikaans: veelhoek
→ German: Vieleck (calque)