vierkant
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
vierkant (plural vierkante, diminutive vierkantjie)
Synonyms
- (geometrical shape): vierhoek
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From vier (“four”) + kant (“side”). Compare Danish firkant and Swedish fyrkant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːr.kɑnt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: vier‧kant
Adjective
vierkant (comparative vierkanter, superlative vierkantst)
Declension
| Declension 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 | — | |
Derived terms
Noun
vierkant n (plural vierkanten, diminutive vierkantje n)
- square (geometric shape)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vierkant
- → Sranan Tongo: fokanti
- → Saramaccan: fö́kánti
Adverb
vierkant
- (Belgium) completely
- (uit "De Standaard" (krant): ‘Ik ben hier vierkant tegen’ (politierechter over alcoholslot in wagen)[1]
- "I'm completely opposed to this"
- Synonym: helemaal
- in one's face
- Ze lachten hem vierkant uit ― They squarely poked fun at him.
- Synonym: ronduit