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
Inflection of diagonaal
uninflected diagonaal
inflected diagonale
comparative diagonaler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial diagonaaldiagonalerhet diagonaalst
het diagonaalste
indefinite m./f. sing. diagonalediagonalerediagonaalste
n. sing. diagonaaldiagonalerdiagonaalste
plural diagonalediagonalerediagonaalste
definite diagonalediagonalerediagonaalste
partitive diagonaalsdiagonalers—

Derived terms

Noun

diagonaal f (plural diagonalen, diminutive diagonaaltje n)

  1. diagonal; a diagonal line or plane

Estonian

Noun

diagonaal (genitive diagonaali, partitive diagonaali)

  1. diagonal
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