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The article for

Achteck

das Achteck

Achteck is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Achtecke
English
octagon
Topic
Mathematics

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Why is it das Achteck?

Achteck is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: das Eck. So it’s das Achteck.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Mathematics, geometry: geometric figure with eight corners

[1] Mathematik, Geometrie: geometrische Figur mit acht Ecken

Examples

[1] The stop sign has the shape of an octagon

[1] Das Stoppschild hat die Form eines Achtecks.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Achteck die Achtecke
Genitiv des Achteckes des Achtecks der Achtecke
Dativ dem Achteck dem Achtecke den Achtecken
Akkusativ das Achteck die Achtecke

Pronunciation

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