τέσσερα

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Greek

Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : τέσσερα (téssera)
    Ordinal : τέταρτος (tétartos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssara), neuter form of τέσσᾰρες (téssares).

Cognate with Mariupol Greek тэ́сера (tésjera).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈte.se.ɾa/
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  • Rhymes: -eseɾa
  • Hyphenation: τέσ‧σε‧ρα

Numeral

τέσσερα (tésseran (masculine and feminine τέσσερις)

  1. four, 4

Declension

Gender masc. fem. neut.
Nominative τέσσερις τέσσερις τέσσερα
Genitive τεσσάρων τεσσάρων τεσσάρων
Accusative τέσσερις τέσσερις τέσσερα

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