pentagram
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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]
- pentagramme (rare, archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πεντάγραμμον (pentágrammon), noun form of the adjectives πεντάγραμμος (pentágrammos) and πεντέγραμμος (pentégrammos, “five-lined, having five lines”). Equivalent to penta- + gram.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: pĕnʹ-tə-grăm, IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.tə.ɡɹæm/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: pen‧ta‧gram
- Rhymes: -ɛntəɡɹæm
Noun[edit]
pentagram (plural pentagrams)
- The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.
- 1871, W. J. C. Miller, editor, Mathematical Questions and Solutions, volume XV, page 47:
- Prove that the circles so belonging to the 6 pentagrams formed by 6 lines meet in a point, and so on; the series of theorems being interminable.
- 2007, Christopher Penczak, The Temple of High Witchcraft: Ceremonies, Spheres, and the Witches' Qabalah[1], page 345:
- The passive pentagrams of spirit are drawn first in the quarters of the passive elements—water and earth—and likewise followed by the appropriate traditional elemental pentagram.
- 2012, John Barnes, Gems of Geometry[2], page 59:
- Four figures involve 12 pentagrams arranged as in the faces of a dodecahedron with their vertices touching.
Synonyms[edit]
Holonyms[edit]
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Related terms[edit]
- (star shape): pentagram (5-pointed), hexagram (6-pointed), heptagram (7-pointed), octogram (8-pointed), nonagram (9-pointed), decagram (10-pointed)
Translations[edit]
shape of five-pointed star
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Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentagram m inan
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading[edit]
- pentagram in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- pentagram in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- pentagram in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentagram n (singular definite pentagrammet, plural indefinite pentagrammer)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pentagram
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pentagram | pentagrammet | pentagrammer | pentagrammerne |
genitive | pentagrams | pentagrammets | pentagrammers | pentagrammernes |
Synonyms[edit]
- drudefod c
Further reading[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentagram n (plural pentagrammen, diminutive pentagrammetje n)
References[edit]
- “pentagram” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
Friulian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentagram m (plural pentagrams)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πεντάγραμμον (pentágrammon).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentagram m inan
Declension[edit]
Declension of pentagram
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | pentagram | pentagramy |
genitive | pentagramu | pentagramów |
dative | pentagramowi | pentagramom |
accusative | pentagram | pentagramy |
instrumental | pentagramem | pentagramami |
locative | pentagramie | pentagramach |
vocative | pentagramie | pentagramy |
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
Further reading[edit]
- pentagram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pentagram in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentagram m inan
Declension[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading[edit]
- pentagram in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentagram m inan
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading[edit]
- “pentagram”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pentagram n
Declension[edit]
Declension of pentagram | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pentagram | pentagrammet | pentagram | pentagrammen |
Genitive | pentagrams | pentagrammets | pentagrams | pentagrammens |
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