-угольник

Russian

Etymology

From у́гол (úgol, angle) +‎ -ник (-nik, object suffix), when combined with a numerical prefix. Doublet of уго́льник (ugólʹnik, square; tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈɡolʲnʲɪk]

Suffix

-уго́льник • (-ugólʹnik) (relational adjective -уго́льный)

  1. (geometry) -gon; -angle; forms the names of two-dimensional solids
    Coordinate terms: -гра́нник m (-gránnik, -hedron), -яче́йник m (-jačéjnik, -choron)

Declension

Derived terms

Russian terms suffixed with -угольник