τετράδιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • τετρᾰδεῖον (tetrădeîon)

Etymology

From τετρᾰ́ς (tetrắs, the number four, the fourth day of the month) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τετρά̆δῐον • (tetrá̆dĭonn (genitive τετρᾰδῐ́ου); second declension(Koine)

  1. a guard of soldiers
  2. a number of four, a quarternion

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: τετράδιο (tetrádio) (learned)

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