hexagonum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon, “hexagon”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) +‎ -γωνος (-gōnos, “angled”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hek.saˈɡoː.num/, [hɛks̠äˈɡoːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ek.saˈɡo.num/, [eɡzäˈɡɔːnum]

Noun

hexagōnum n (genitive hexagōnī); second declension

1. hexagon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	hexagōnum	hexagōna
genitive	hexagōnī	hexagōnōrum
dative	hexagōnō	hexagōnīs
accusative	hexagōnum	hexagōna
ablative	hexagōnō	hexagōnīs
vocative	hexagōnum	hexagōna

Adjective

hexagōnum

1. inflection of hexagōnus:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• “hexagonum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• hexagonum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.