diagonaal

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French diagonal (from Latin) or Latin diagonālis, from Ancient Greek διαγώνιος (diagṓnios, “from angle to angle”), from διά (diá, “across”) + γωνία (gōnía, “angle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.aː.ɣoːˈnaːl/

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• Hyphenation: dia‧go‧naal
• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

diagonaal (comparative diagonaler, superlative diagonaalst)

1. diagonal

Inflection

Declension of diagonaal
uninflected	diagonaal
inflected	diagonale
comparative	diagonaler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		diagonaal	diagonaler	het diagonaalst het diagonaalste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	diagonale	diagonalere	diagonaalste
	n. sing.	diagonaal	diagonaler	diagonaalste
	plural	diagonale	diagonalere	diagonaalste
definite		diagonale	diagonalere	diagonaalste
partitive		diagonaals	diagonalers	—

Derived terms

• diagonaliseren

 

Noun

diagonaal f (plural diagonalen, diminutive diagonaaltje n)

1. diagonal; a diagonal line or plane

Estonian

Noun

diagonaal (genitive diagonaali, partitive diagonaali)

1. diagonal