polyomino

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

English -omino

English polyomino

From poly- + -omino.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɒliˈɒmɪnəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑliˈɑməˌnoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɒmɪnəʊ, -ɒmənəʊ

Noun

polyomino (plural polyominos or polyominoes)

1. (geometry) A plane polyform made by joining one or more squares edge to edge in various arrangements; a similar polyform made from triangles or hexagons (or any polygon that can tile a plane)

Synonyms

• n-omino

Related terms

n squares	name
1 square	monomino
2 squares	domino
3 squares	tromino or triomino
4 squares	tetromino
5 squares	pentomino
6 squares	hexomino
7 squares	heptomino
8 squares	octomino
9 squares	nonomino
10 squares	decomino
n squares	n-omino
an unspecified number of squares	polyomino

Translations

polyform made of squares

• Catalan: poliòmino m
• Dutch: polyomino
• Esperanto: plurkvadrato sg
• Finnish: polyomino (fi)
• French: polyomino (fr) m
• German: Polyomino
• Italian: polimino m
• Latvian: polimoni
• Polish: poliomino n
• Portuguese: poliminó m, poliominó m
• Russian: полими́но (ru) n (polimíno)
• Slovene: poliomína, polinomína
• Spanish: poliminó m, poliominó m
• Thai: พอลิโอมิโน

See also

• polyform
• polyiamond (“triangular polyomino”)

Further reading

• Category:Polyominoes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mathworld article on polyominoes

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English polyomino).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpolyomino/, [ˈpo̞lyˌo̞mino̞]
• Rhymes: -omino
• Syllabification^(key): po‧ly‧o‧mi‧no
• Hyphenation^(key): po‧lyo‧mi‧no

Noun

polyomino

1. (geometry) polyomino

Declension

Inflection of polyomino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		polyomino	polyominot
genitive		polyominon	polyominojen polyominoiden polyominoitten
partitive		polyominoa	polyominoja polyominoita
illative		polyominoon	polyominoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		polyomino	polyominot
accusative	nom.	polyomino	polyominot
	gen.	polyominon
genitive		polyominon	polyominojen polyominoiden polyominoitten
partitive		polyominoa	polyominoja polyominoita
inessive		polyominossa	polyominoissa
elative		polyominosta	polyominoista
illative		polyominoon	polyominoihin
adessive		polyominolla	polyominoilla
ablative		polyominolta	polyominoilta
allative		polyominolle	polyominoille
essive		polyominona	polyominoina
translative		polyominoksi	polyominoiksi
abessive		polyominotta	polyominoitta
instructive		—	polyominoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of polyomino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polyominoni polyominoni accusative nom. polyominoni polyominoni gen. polyominoni genitive polyominoni polyominojeni polyominoideni polyominoitteni partitive polyominoani polyominojani polyominoitani inessive polyominossani polyominoissani elative polyominostani polyominoistani illative polyominooni polyominoihini adessive polyominollani polyominoillani ablative polyominoltani polyominoiltani allative polyominolleni polyominoilleni essive polyominonani polyominoinani translative polyominokseni polyominoikseni abessive polyominottani polyominoittani instructive — — comitative — polyominoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative polyominosi polyominosi accusative nom. polyominosi polyominosi gen. polyominosi genitive polyominosi polyominojesi polyominoidesi polyominoittesi partitive polyominoasi polyominojasi polyominoitasi inessive polyominossasi polyominoissasi elative polyominostasi polyominoistasi illative polyominoosi polyominoihisi adessive polyominollasi polyominoillasi ablative polyominoltasi polyominoiltasi allative polyominollesi polyominoillesi essive polyominonasi polyominoinasi translative polyominoksesi polyominoiksesi abessive polyominottasi polyominoittasi instructive — — comitative — polyominoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polyominomme polyominomme accusative nom. polyominomme polyominomme gen. polyominomme genitive polyominomme polyominojemme polyominoidemme polyominoittemme partitive polyominoamme polyominojamme polyominoitamme inessive polyominossamme polyominoissamme elative polyominostamme polyominoistamme illative polyominoomme polyominoihimme adessive polyominollamme polyominoillamme ablative polyominoltamme polyominoiltamme allative polyominollemme polyominoillemme essive polyominonamme polyominoinamme translative polyominoksemme polyominoiksemme abessive polyominottamme polyominoittamme instructive — — comitative — polyominoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative polyominonne polyominonne accusative nom. polyominonne polyominonne gen. polyominonne genitive polyominonne polyominojenne polyominoidenne polyominoittenne partitive polyominoanne polyominojanne polyominoitanne inessive polyominossanne polyominoissanne elative polyominostanne polyominoistanne illative polyominoonne polyominoihinne adessive polyominollanne polyominoillanne ablative polyominoltanne polyominoiltanne allative polyominollenne polyominoillenne essive polyominonanne polyominoinanne translative polyominoksenne polyominoiksenne abessive polyominottanne polyominoittanne instructive — — comitative — polyominoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative polyominonsa polyominonsa accusative nom. polyominonsa polyominonsa gen. polyominonsa genitive polyominonsa polyominojensa polyominoidensa polyominoittensa partitive polyominoaan polyominoansa polyominojaan polyominoitaan polyominojansa polyominoitansa inessive polyominossaan polyominossansa polyominoissaan polyominoissansa elative polyominostaan polyominostansa polyominoistaan polyominoistansa illative polyominoonsa polyominoihinsa adessive polyominollaan polyominollansa polyominoillaan polyominoillansa ablative polyominoltaan polyominoltansa polyominoiltaan polyominoiltansa allative polyominolleen polyominollensa polyominoilleen polyominoillensa essive polyominonaan polyominonansa polyominoinaan polyominoinansa translative polyominokseen polyominoksensa polyominoikseen polyominoiksensa abessive polyominottaan polyominottansa polyominoittaan polyominoittansa instructive — — comitative — polyominoineen polyominoinensa