tetra-

See also tetra

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (tettares), τέσσαρες (tessares, “four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛtɹə/

Prefix

tetra- (or before a vowel tetr-)

1. Forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 665: [cf. -latry]

     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

Synonyms

• quadri-

Derived terms

[+] English words prefixed with tetra-

tetrachord tetracyclic tetradontiformes tetragon tetragram

tetragrammaton tetrahedron tetrameter tetrapod tetraspace

tetraterpene tetration tetromino tetraploid

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Italian

Prefix

tetra- or before a vowel tetr-

1. tetra-

Synonyms

• quadri-

Derived terms

tetraborico tetrabromuro tetraciclina tetraclorometano tetracloruro tetracorallo tetracromia tetradimensionale tetraetile tetrafluoroetilene tetrafluoruro tetraginia tetragramma tetraioduro tetralina tetralineo

tetralogia tetramero tetrametro tetraandria tetraodonte tetraparesi tetraplegia tetratomico tetravalente tetravalenza tetrodo Tetrodontiformi tetrossido

Related terms

• tetracordo
• tetrade
• tetraedro
• tetragono
• tetrapode
• tetrarca
• tetrastico
• quattro