noun · neutersecond declension
dodecaēdron
dodecaēdron n (genitive dodecaēdrī)
Classical[dɔ.dɛ.kaˈeː.drɔn]Ecclesiastical[do.de.kaˈɛː.dron]
Meaning
- dodecahedron
Vidi enim Dresdae in aede Regia cui Stabulo nomen, exornatum abacum aere argentoso, ex quo quasi efflorescebat dodecaedron avellanae parvae magnitudine, dimidia parte extans.
Indeed I saw in the Royal Palace in Dresden, called Stabulo, a wall panel equipped with silver ore, from which was blooming a dodecahedron with the size of a small hazelnut, projecting halfway.1611, Johannes Kepler, Strena seu De Niva Sexangula, page 23:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dodecaēdron | dodecaēdra |
| genitive | dodecaēdrī | dodecaēdrōrum |
| dative | dodecaēdrō | dodecaēdrīs |
| accusative | dodecaēdron | dodecaēdra |
| ablative | dodecaēdrō | dodecaēdrīs |
| vocative | dodecaēdron | dodecaēdra |
Origins
From Ancient Greek δωδεκάεδρον (dōdekáedron).
In English words that came into English from dodecaēdron
- rhombicosidodecahedronrhombicosidodecaēdron