decagonum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεκάγωνον (dekágōnon).

Pronunciation

Noun

decagōnum n (genitive decagōnī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, geometry) decagon
    • c. 1308–1336, Richard of Wallingford, “Quadripartitum Ricardi Walynforde de Sinibus Demonstratis”, in John David Bond, editor, Isis, volume 5, number 1, published 1923, →JSTOR, page 108:
      Tunc cōnstābit ex medietāte sēmidiametrī et ex latere decagōnī eiusdem circulī, quod sīc probātur.
      Then will be composed from half the semidiameter [radius] and from the side of the decagon of the same circle, which is proved in this way.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative decagōnum decagōna
Genitive decagōnī decagōnōrum
Dative decagōnō decagōnīs
Accusative decagōnum decagōna
Ablative decagōnō decagōnīs
Vocative decagōnum decagōna

References

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