kvinangula

Esperanto

Etymology

From kvinangulo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kvinanˈɡula/
  • Hyphenation: kvin‧an‧gul‧a
  • Rhymes: -ula

Adjective

kvinangula (accusative singular kvinangulan, plural kvinangulaj, accusative plural kvinangulajn)

  1. pentagonal, five-sided
    • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Hebrew Scriptures, I. Reĝoj (1 Kings) 6.31,
      Ĉe la enirejo en la plejsanktejon li faris pordojn el oleastra ligno kun kvinangulaj fostoj.
      For the entrance to the inner sanctuary he made doors of olivewood; the lintel and the doorposts formed a pentagon (lit. with pentagonal posts).
    • Jurij Finkel (translator), La horo de bovo (Час Быка / The Bull’s Hour) by Ivan Yefremov, Chapter 9,
      Granda kvinangula spegulo reflektis la [...] maharani-n kaj apude la reganton en nigra vesto, brodita per arĝentaj serpentoj.
      A large five-sided mirror reflected the maharani and next to her the ruler in a black garment embroidered with silver snakes.
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