Tzetzes

See also: Tzetzès, Tzétzès, and tzetzes

English

Etymology

From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛt͡siːz/

Proper noun

Tzetzes

1. A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by:
   1. John Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian

Translations

surname of Ancient Greek origin

• Greek:

  Ancient: Τζέτζης m (Tzétzēs)

• Latin: Tzetzēs m

Further reading

• John Tzetzes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtset.seːs/, [ˈt̪s̠ɛt̪s̠eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtset.ses/, [ˈt̪sɛt̪ses]

Proper noun

Tzetzēs m sg (genitive Tzetzae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) a surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by:
   1. Joannes Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tzetzēs
Genitive	Tzetzae
Dative	Tzetzae
Accusative	Tzetzēn
Ablative	Tzetzē
Vocative	Tzetzē

Further reading

• Ioannes Tzetzes on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la