Rhombus

See also: rhombus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Rhombus m

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Pleuronectiformes – certain flatfish, now in Scophthalmus and other related genera.
2. Certain cone snails
   1. Synonym of Conidae
   2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Conidae – Conus (Stephanoconus).

References

• Rhombus at World Register of Marine Species (Scophthalmidae)
• cone snail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Conus (Rhombus) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Conus (Stephanoconus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rhombus at World Register of Marine Species (Conidae)

German

Ein Rhombus.

Etymology

From Latin rhombus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Rhombus m (strong, genitive Rhombus, plural Rhomben)

1. rhombus, rhomb

   Synonym: Raute f

Declension

Declension of Rhombus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rhombus	die	Rhomben
genitive	eines	des	Rhombus	der	Rhomben
dative	einem	dem	Rhombus	den	Rhomben
accusative	einen	den	Rhombus	die	Rhomben

Hypernyms

• Parallelogramm

Derived terms

• rhombisch
• Rhomboid

Descendants

• → Estonian: romb

Further reading

• “Rhombus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rhombus” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

From rhombus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈrʰɔm.bʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɔm.bus]

Proper noun

Rhombus m sg (genitive Rhombī); second declension

1. (astronomy) The star α Reticuli in the constellation Reticulum.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Rhombus
genitive	Rhombī
dative	Rhombō
accusative	Rhombum
ablative	Rhombō
vocative	Rhombe