loodrecht

Dutch

Etymology

From lood (“plumb bob”) +‎ recht (“straight”). Purism introduced by Simon Stevin in the 16th century to replace the Dutch word perpendiculair (“perpendicular”) which was a borrowing from Latin perpendiculum.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

loodrecht (comparative loodrechter, superlative loodrechtst)

1. perpendicular, orthogonal
2. vertical

Inflection

Declension of loodrecht
uninflected	loodrecht
inflected	loodrechte
comparative	loodrechter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		loodrecht	loodrechter	het loodrechtst het loodrechtste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	loodrechte	loodrechtere	loodrechtste
	n. sing.	loodrecht	loodrechter	loodrechtste
	plural	loodrechte	loodrechtere	loodrechtste
definite		loodrechte	loodrechtere	loodrechtste
partitive		loodrechts	loodrechters	—

Synonyms

• (perpendicular): orthogonaal