Adjektiv

achteckig

octagonal

Das Stoppschild ist achteckig.

The stop sign is octagonal.

Er kaufte einen achteckigen Tisch.

He bought an octagonal table.

((predicative)) to be octagonal Das Stoppschild ist achteckig.

((attributive)) an octagonal ((noun)) Er kaufte einen achteckigen Tisch.

Synonyms: achtkantig (eight-edged); Antonyms: rund (round), quadratisch (square)

From 'acht' (eight) + 'Eck' (corner) + '-ig' (adjective suffix). Literally 'eight-cornered'.

Think of an octopus or the prefix 'octo-' for eight. A stop sign is a classic example of something 'achteckig'.

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