tessara-

English

Alternative forms

• tessera-

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssara), the neuter plural and combining form of τέσσᾰρες (téssares, “four”); compare tetra-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĕʹsərə, IPA^(key): /ˈtɛsəɹə/

Prefix

Greek number prefix

4	Previous:	tri-
	Next:	penta-

tessara- (prevocalic form tessar-)

1. four

Synonyms

• (four): quadr- (Latinate), tetra- (Grecian)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with tessara-

• tesseradecade
• tessaradecasyllabon
• tessaraglot
• tessaraphthong
• tesseratomic

Related terms

• tessarakost

References

• “tessara-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• Ae stars, sea rats, sea star, sea-star, searats, seastar