noun · neutersecond declension
trapezium
trapezium n (genitive trapeziī)
Classical[traˈpɛz.zi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[traˈpɛd.d͡zi.um]
Meaning
- Late Latinneutertrapezium, trapezoid (four-sided shape with no sides parallel and no equal sides)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trapezium | trapezia |
| genitive | trapeziī | trapeziōrum |
| dative | trapeziō | trapeziīs |
| accusative | trapezium | trapezia |
| ablative | trapeziō | trapeziīs |
| vocative | trapezium | trapezia |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τρᾰπέζῐον (trăpézĭon, “irregular quadrilateral”, literally “small table”), from τράπεζα (trápeza, “table”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).
Descendants
- Catalantrapezi
- Frenchtrapèze
- Englishtrapezefrom French trapèze
- Romaniantrapezfrom French trapèze
- Englishtrapezium
- GermanTrapez
- Italiantrapezio
- Portuguesetrapézio
- Spanishtrapecio
- Danishtrapez
In English words that came into English from trapezium
- trapeziumtrapezium
- trapezetrapezium
- trapeziformtrapezifōrmis