septangulus

Latin

Etymology

From septem (“seven”) +‎ angulus (“angled”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sepˈtan.ɡu.lus/, [s̠ɛpˈt̪äŋɡʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sepˈtan.ɡu.lus/, [sepˈt̪äŋɡulus]

Adjective

septangulus (feminine septangula, neuter septangulum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. heptagonal
    • 1611, Johannes Kepler, Strena seu De Niva Sexangula, page 5:
      Nam si casu fit, cur non aeque quinquangula cadunt, aut septangula, cur semper sexangula, siquidem nondum confusa et glomerata multitudine, variogue impulsu, sed sparsa et distincta?
      For if it happens by chance, why do they not fall equally pentagonal, or heptagonal, why always hexagonal, if in fact they are never mixed and heaped in a great number, and by different impact, but sparse and distinct?

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative septangulus septangula septangulum septangulī septangulae septangula
Genitive septangulī septangulae septangulī septangulōrum septangulārum septangulōrum
Dative septangulō septangulō septangulīs
Accusative septangulum septangulam septangulum septangulōs septangulās septangula
Ablative septangulō septangulā septangulō septangulīs
Vocative septangule septangula septangulum septangulī septangulae septangula

References
  • septangulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • septangulus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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