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See also: tetra, tetrą, and tétra-

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Etymology

    From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).

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    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).

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

    tetra-

    1. Four.
      Synonyms: tessara-; quadri- (Latin-derived counterpart)
      • 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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    Etymology

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

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    tetra-

    1. tetra-

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    Finnish

    Etymology

    Internationalism (see English tetra-), ultimately from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).

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    tetra-

    1. (in loanwords or chemistry) tetra-

    Usage notes

    The prefix tetra- is mainly used in the names of chemical compounds or in words that have been loaned from other languages with the tri- prefix already there. For other words, the prefix neli-, which is derived from the Finnish word neljä (four) is preferred.

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    Italian

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    Etymology

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

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    tetra-

    1. tetra-
      Synonym: quadri-

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    Polish

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).

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    tetra-

    1. tetra-
      tetra- + ‎-logia → ‎tetralogia

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    • tetra- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Portuguese

    Etymology

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

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    tetra-

    1. tetra-

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    Spanish

    Prefix

    tetra-

    1. tetra-

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