LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

hexagōnum

hexagōnum n (genitive hexagōnī)
Classical[hɛk.saˈɡoː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[eɡ.zaˈɡɔː.num]

Meaning

  1. hexagon
    Hexagonum in Trigono conſpicio: non æquantur.I see a Hexagon in a Triangle: they are not equal.1659, Juan Caramuel Lobkowitz, Caramuelis metalogica disputationes de logicae essentia, proprietatibus, et operationibus continens, volume 3, page 139:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehexagōnumhexagōna
genitivehexagōnīhexagōnōrum
dativehexagōnōhexagōnīs
accusativehexagōnumhexagōna
ablativehexagōnōhexagōnīs
vocativehexagōnumhexagōna

hexăgōnum, i, n., = ἑξάγωνον,
I. a six-sided figure, hexagon, Col. 5, 2, 10 (in Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 5 written as Greek); also called hexăgōnium, Ambros. Hexaēm. 5, 21, 69.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon, “hexagon”), from ἑξα- (hexa-, “six”) + -γωνος (-gōnos, “angled”).

Descendants
  • Catalanhexàgon
  • Englishhexagon
  • Frenchhexagone
  • GermanHexagon
  • Portuguesehexágono
  • Romanianhexagon
  • Spanishhexágono
  • Indonesianheksagonfrom English hexagon
  • Galicianhexágono
  • Idohexagono

In English words that came into English from hexagōnum

  • hexagonhexagōnum

Quick answers

What does hexagōnum mean in Latin?
hexagōnum, a noun, means “hexagon”.
What is the genitive of hexagōnum?
The genitive singular is hexagōnī. hexagōnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce hexagōnum?
In classical Latin, [hɛk.saˈɡoː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eɡ.zaˈɡɔː.num].