veelhoek
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of veel (“much, many”) + hoek (“angle, corner”), coined by Simon Stevin as a purism for Latin polygonum, therefore a calque of Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editveelhoek m (plural veelhoeken, diminutive veelhoekje n)