tetra

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See also: tetrą, tetra-, and tétra-

English[edit]

Hyphessobrycon, a genus of tetra
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Etymology[edit]

From translingual Tetragonopterus, an obsolete genus that included these fish.

Noun[edit]

tetra (plural tetras)

  1. Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 32:
      Among them were ancient relatives of the piranhas and those popular aquarium fish the tetras, along with garfish and freshwater coelacanths, known as mawsonids.

Derived terms[edit]

terms derived from tetra

Translations[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtetrɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞t̪rɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -etrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tet‧ra

Etymology 1[edit]

< trademark Tetra Pak

Noun[edit]

tetra

  1. Tetra Pak (type of container)
Usage notes[edit]
  • Often used as headword in a compound term, with a modifier that specifies the content, e.g. mehutetra (Tetra Pak of juice).
Declension[edit]
Inflection of tetra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative tetra tetrat
genitive tetran tetrojen
partitive tetraa tetroja
illative tetraan tetroihin
singular plural
nominative tetra tetrat
accusative nom. tetra tetrat
gen. tetran
genitive tetran tetrojen
tetrainrare
partitive tetraa tetroja
inessive tetrassa tetroissa
elative tetrasta tetroista
illative tetraan tetroihin
adessive tetralla tetroilla
ablative tetralta tetroilta
allative tetralle tetroille
essive tetrana tetroina
translative tetraksi tetroiksi
abessive tetratta tetroitta
instructive tetroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tetra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tetrani tetrani
accusative nom. tetrani tetrani
gen. tetrani
genitive tetrani tetrojeni
tetrainirare
partitive tetraani tetrojani
inessive tetrassani tetroissani
elative tetrastani tetroistani
illative tetraani tetroihini
adessive tetrallani tetroillani
ablative tetraltani tetroiltani
allative tetralleni tetroilleni
essive tetranani tetroinani
translative tetrakseni tetroikseni
abessive tetrattani tetroittani
instructive
comitative tetroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tetrasi tetrasi
accusative nom. tetrasi tetrasi
gen. tetrasi
genitive tetrasi tetrojesi
tetraisirare
partitive tetraasi tetrojasi
inessive tetrassasi tetroissasi
elative tetrastasi tetroistasi
illative tetraasi tetroihisi
adessive tetrallasi tetroillasi
ablative tetraltasi tetroiltasi
allative tetrallesi tetroillesi
essive tetranasi tetroinasi
translative tetraksesi tetroiksesi
abessive tetrattasi tetroittasi
instructive
comitative tetroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tetramme tetramme
accusative nom. tetramme tetramme
gen. tetramme
genitive tetramme tetrojemme
tetraimmerare
partitive tetraamme tetrojamme
inessive tetrassamme tetroissamme
elative tetrastamme tetroistamme
illative tetraamme tetroihimme
adessive tetrallamme tetroillamme
ablative tetraltamme tetroiltamme
allative tetrallemme tetroillemme
essive tetranamme tetroinamme
translative tetraksemme tetroiksemme
abessive tetrattamme tetroittamme
instructive
comitative tetroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tetranne tetranne
accusative nom. tetranne tetranne
gen. tetranne
genitive tetranne tetrojenne
tetrainnerare
partitive tetraanne tetrojanne
inessive tetrassanne tetroissanne
elative tetrastanne tetroistanne
illative tetraanne tetroihinne
adessive tetrallanne tetroillanne
ablative tetraltanne tetroiltanne
allative tetrallenne tetroillenne
essive tetrananne tetroinanne
translative tetraksenne tetroiksenne
abessive tetrattanne tetroittanne
instructive
comitative tetroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tetransa tetransa
accusative nom. tetransa tetransa
gen. tetransa
genitive tetransa tetrojensa
tetrainsarare
partitive tetraansa tetrojaan
tetrojansa
inessive tetrassaan
tetrassansa
tetroissaan
tetroissansa
elative tetrastaan
tetrastansa
tetroistaan
tetroistansa
illative tetraansa tetroihinsa
adessive tetrallaan
tetrallansa
tetroillaan
tetroillansa
ablative tetraltaan
tetraltansa
tetroiltaan
tetroiltansa
allative tetralleen
tetrallensa
tetroilleen
tetroillensa
essive tetranaan
tetranansa
tetroinaan
tetroinansa
translative tetrakseen
tetraksensa
tetroikseen
tetroiksensa
abessive tetrattaan
tetrattansa
tetroittaan
tetroittansa
instructive
comitative tetroineen
tetroinensa
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From English tetra, from translingual Tetragonopterus.

Noun[edit]

tetra

  1. tetra (fish of the family Characidae, commonly kept as aquarium fish)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of tetra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative tetra tetrat
genitive tetran tetrojen
partitive tetraa tetroja
illative tetraan tetroihin
singular plural
nominative tetra tetrat
accusative nom. tetra tetrat
gen. tetran
genitive tetran tetrojen
tetrainrare
partitive tetraa tetroja
inessive tetrassa tetroissa
elative tetrasta tetroista
illative tetraan tetroihin
adessive tetralla tetroilla
ablative tetralta tetroilta
allative tetralle tetroille
essive tetrana tetroina
translative tetraksi tetroiksi
abessive tetratta tetroitta
instructive tetroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tetra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tetrani tetrani
accusative nom. tetrani tetrani
gen. tetrani
genitive tetrani tetrojeni
tetrainirare
partitive tetraani tetrojani
inessive tetrassani tetroissani
elative tetrastani tetroistani
illative tetraani tetroihini
adessive tetrallani tetroillani
ablative tetraltani tetroiltani
allative tetralleni tetroilleni
essive tetranani tetroinani
translative tetrakseni tetroikseni
abessive tetrattani tetroittani
instructive
comitative tetroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tetrasi tetrasi
accusative nom. tetrasi tetrasi
gen. tetrasi
genitive tetrasi tetrojesi
tetraisirare
partitive tetraasi tetrojasi
inessive tetrassasi tetroissasi
elative tetrastasi tetroistasi
illative tetraasi tetroihisi
adessive tetrallasi tetroillasi
ablative tetraltasi tetroiltasi
allative tetrallesi tetroillesi
essive tetranasi tetroinasi
translative tetraksesi tetroiksesi
abessive tetrattasi tetroittasi
instructive
comitative tetroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tetramme tetramme
accusative nom. tetramme tetramme
gen. tetramme
genitive tetramme tetrojemme
tetraimmerare
partitive tetraamme tetrojamme
inessive tetrassamme tetroissamme
elative tetrastamme tetroistamme
illative tetraamme tetroihimme
adessive tetrallamme tetroillamme
ablative tetraltamme tetroiltamme
allative tetrallemme tetroillemme
essive tetranamme tetroinamme
translative tetraksemme tetroiksemme
abessive tetrattamme tetroittamme
instructive
comitative tetroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tetranne tetranne
accusative nom. tetranne tetranne
gen. tetranne
genitive tetranne tetrojenne
tetrainnerare
partitive tetraanne tetrojanne
inessive tetrassanne tetroissanne
elative tetrastanne tetroistanne
illative tetraanne tetroihinne
adessive tetrallanne tetroillanne
ablative tetraltanne tetroiltanne
allative tetrallenne tetroillenne
essive tetrananne tetroinanne
translative tetraksenne tetroiksenne
abessive tetrattanne tetroittanne
instructive
comitative tetroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tetransa tetransa
accusative nom. tetransa tetransa
gen. tetransa
genitive tetransa tetrojensa
tetrainsarare
partitive tetraansa tetrojaan
tetrojansa
inessive tetrassaan
tetrassansa
tetroissaan
tetroissansa
elative tetrastaan
tetrastansa
tetroistaan
tetroistansa
illative tetraansa tetroihinsa
adessive tetrallaan
tetrallansa
tetroillaan
tetroillansa
ablative tetraltaan
tetraltansa
tetroiltaan
tetroiltansa
allative tetralleen
tetrallensa
tetroilleen
tetroillensa
essive tetranaan
tetranansa
tetroinaan
tetroinansa
translative tetrakseen
tetraksensa
tetroikseen
tetroiksensa
abessive tetrattaan
tetrattansa
tetroittaan
tetroittansa
instructive
comitative tetroineen
tetroinensa

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tetra

  1. feminine singular of tetro

Noun[edit]

tetra m (invariable)

  1. tetra

Anagrams[edit]

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

tētra

  1. inflection of tēter:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective[edit]

tētrā

  1. ablative feminine singular of tēter

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛt.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtra
  • Syllabification: tet‧ra

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).

Noun[edit]

tetra f

  1. terry (fabric)
  2. (colloquial) Clipping of tetrachlorometan.
Derived terms[edit]
adjective

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English tetra.

Noun[edit]

tetra f

  1. tetra (fish)
Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • tetra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tetra in Polish dictionaries at PWN