tetra-

See also: tetra and tétra-

English

Alternative forms

• tetr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛtɹə/

Prefix

tetra-

1. 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 terms prefixed with tetra-

Translations

forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’

• Finnish: tetra- (fi)
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• Portuguese: tetra-

Anagrams

• Ratte, Treat, atter, ratte, tater, teart, treat

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Italian

Alternative forms

• tetr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”).

Prefix

tetra-

1. tetra-

   Synonym: quadri-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with tetra-

• tetraciclina
• tetracorallo
• tetraginia
• tetralina
• tetraandria
• tetraodonte
• tetraparesi
• tetratomico
• tetrodontiformi

Related terms

• tetracordo
• tetrade
• tetrapode
• tetrarca
• tetrastico

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”).

Prefix

tetra-

1. tetra-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with tetra-

Further reading

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