Viereck

German
German numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: vier
    Ordinal: vierte
    Sequence adverb: viertens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 4.
    Adverbial: viermal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 4-mal
    Multiplier: vierfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 4-fach
    Fractional: Viertel
    Polygon: Viereck
    Polygon abbreviation: 4-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: viereckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 4-eckig
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From vier +‎ Ecke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːʁˌɛk/, [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌʔɛkʰ]
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Vier‧eck

Noun

Viereck n (strong, genitive Viereckes or Vierecks, plural Vierecke)

  1. quadrangle, quadrilateral

Declension
Declension of Viereck [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Viereck die Vierecke
genitive eines des Viereckes, Vierecks der Vierecke
dative einem dem Viereck, Vierecke1 den Vierecken
accusative ein das Viereck die Vierecke

1Now rare, see notes.

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