tetra- en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈtɛtɹə/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), from τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”). Doublet of quadri-.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Four.
Which is how Kit first heard about the T.W.I.T. back in London, and of the ghostly neo-Pythagorean cult of tetralatry or worship of the number four, currently the rage in certain European circles
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 665: [cf. -latry]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tetr- | alternative, before-vowel | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
pl tetra- (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’) · pt tetra- (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’) · pa چُ (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’) · hu tetra- (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’) · hi चतुर्- (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’) · ca tetra- (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’) · fi tetra- (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’) · fr tétra- (forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’)