hyrna

See also: hýrna and hyrne

Icelandic

def. deriv. A 3-simplex, also known as a ferflötungur (“a tetrahedron”), fjórflötungur (“a tetrahedron”), þrístrend strýta (“a tetrahedron”) or þrístrendur píramíti (“a tetrahedron”).

Etymology

Related to the noun horn (“an angle, a corner”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪrtna/
  • Rhymes: -ɪrtna

Noun

hyrna f (genitive singular hyrnu, nominative plural hyrnur)

  1. a carton in the shape of a tetrahedron or a triangular pyramid
  2. (geometry, topology) a simplex

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hyrna n

  1. plural definite of hyrne
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