polygonum
See also: Polygonum
English
editEtymology
editFrom translingual Polygonum, from the neuter of Ancient Greek πολύγωνος (polúgōnos, “polygonal”), from πολυ- (polu-, “many, much”) + γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), so called in allusion to the numerous joints. Doublet of polygon.
Noun
editpolygonum (plural polygonums or polygona)
- (botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
Translations
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek πολύγωνον (polúgōnon).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /po.lyˈɡoː.num/, [pɔlʲʏˈɡoːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.liˈɡo.num/, [poliˈɡɔːnum]
Noun
editpolygōnum n (genitive polygōnī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | polygōnum | polygōna |
Genitive | polygōnī | polygōnōrum |
Dative | polygōnō | polygōnīs |
Accusative | polygōnum | polygōna |
Ablative | polygōnō | polygōnīs |
Vocative | polygōnum | polygōna |
Descendants
editDescendants
- → Catalan: polígon (learned)
- → Czech: polygon
- → Danish: polygon
- → Dutch: polygoon
- → English: polygon
- → Finnish: polygoni
- → French: polygone (learned)
- → Friulian: poligon (learned)
- → German: Polygon
- → Hungarian: poligon
- → Polish: poligon
- → Romanian: poligon (learned)
- → Serbo-Croatian: polìgōn
- → Slovak: polygón
- → Swedish: polygon
- → Turkish: poligon
References
edit- “polygonum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- polygonum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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