Esperanto

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stelokvinlatero

Etymology

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stelo (star)kvinlatero (pentagon)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [stelokvinlaˈtero]
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: ste‧lo‧kvin‧la‧te‧ro

Noun

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stelokvinlatero (accusative singular stelokvinlateron, plural stelokvinlateroj, accusative plural stelokvinlaterojn)

  1. (geometry) a star pentagon (5/2 star polygon)
    Synonym: pentagramo
    Hypernym: plurlatero

Usage notes

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Formal geometric name for this figure. For symbolic religious or magical usages, pentagramo is a more apt term.