Vieleck

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

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• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːlˌɛk/, [ˈfiːlˌʔɛkʰ]

Noun

Vieleck n (genitive Vielecks, plural Vielecke)

1. polygon

Synonyms

• Polygon

Derived terms

• vieleckig

Further reading

• “Vieleck” in Duden online