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vierkant

vierkant

Afrikaans

Noun

vierkant (plural vierkante, diminutive vierkantjie)

  1. (geometry) square
  2. quadrant; a square shaped clearing used for assembly in South African schools

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːr.kɑnt/
  • Hyphenation: vier‧kant

Etymology

vier (four) + kant (side)

Adjective

vierkant (comparative vierkanter, superlative vierkantst)

  1. square

Inflection

Inflection of vierkant
uninflected vierkant
inflected vierkante
comparative vierkanter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial vierkant vierkanter het vierkantst
het vierkantste
indefinite m./f. sing. vierkante vierkantere vierkantste
n. sing. vierkant vierkanter vierkantste
plural vierkante vierkantere vierkantste
definite vierkante vierkantere vierkantste
partitive vierkants vierkanters

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Noun

vierkant n (plural vierkanten, diminutive vierkantje n)

  1. (geometry) square

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