tessera
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See also tesserà
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin tessera (“a cube, a die with numbers on all six sides”), from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”).
Noun [edit]
tessera (plural tesserae)
- A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
- (planetology) complex-ridged surface feature seen on plateau highlands of Venus and perhaps on Triton
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Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
tessera f (plural tessere)
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Verb [edit]
tessera
- third-person singular present indicative of tesserare
- second-person singular imperative of tesserare
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Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
tessera (genitive tesserae); f, first declension
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tessera | tesserae |
| genitive | tesserae | tesserārum |
| dative | tesserae | tesserīs |
| accusative | tesseram | tesserās |
| ablative | tesserā | tesserīs |
| vocative | tessera | tesserae |