tetra-

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See also: tetra, tetrą, and tétra-

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).

Prefix

Greek number prefix
4 Previous: tri-
Next: penta-

tetra-

  1. four

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English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), from τέσσαρες (téssares, four).

Pronunciation

Prefix

Greek number prefix
4 Previous: tri-
Next: penta-

tetra-

  1. Four.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 665:
      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

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, four).

Prefix

tetra-

  1. tetra-

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, four).

Prefix

tetra-

  1. tetra-
    Synonym: quadri-

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Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).

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Prefix

tetra-

  1. tetra-
    tetra- + ‎-logia → ‎tetralogia

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Further reading

  • tetra- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, four).

Prefix

tetra-

  1. tetra-

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Spanish

Prefix

tetra-

  1. tetra-

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