firkant

== Danish == === Etymology === fire (“four”) +‎ kant (“edge”) === Noun === firkant c (singular definite firkanten, plural indefinite firkanter) (geometry) A quadrangle. (quadrilateral polygon) (rare) foursome, sex act between four people ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== polygon ==== Hyponyms ==== kvadrat, rektangel, trapez, parallelogram ==== Derived terms ==== firkantet == Hungarian == === Etymology === First attested in 1804. From the firk- stem of firkál +‎ -ant (instantaneous verb-forming suffix). Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfirkɒnt] Hyphenation: fir‧kant Rhymes: -ɒnt === Verb === firkant (transitive) to scribble, scrawl, jot (to write hurriedly) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (With verbal prefixes): === References === === Further reading === firkant in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. firkant in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From fire +‎ kant. === Noun === firkant m (definite singular firkanten, indefinite plural firkanter, definite plural firkantene) (geometry) a quadrilateral (four-sided polygon) ==== Related terms ==== kvadrat rektangel === References === “firkant” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From fire +‎ kant. === Noun === firkant m (definite singular firkanten, indefinite plural firkantar, definite plural firkantane) (geometry) a quadrilateral (four-sided polygon) ==== Related terms ==== kvadrat rektangel === References === “firkant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.