veelhoek
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
veelhoek m (plural veelhoeken, diminutive veelhoekje n)