τετραγενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

τετρᾰ- (tetră-) +‎ -γενής (-genḗs)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /te.tra.ɡe.nɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /te.tra.ɡeˈne̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /te.tra.ʝeˈnis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /te.tra.ʝeˈnis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /te.tra.ʝeˈnis/

Adjective

τετρᾰγενής • (tetrăgenḗs) m or f (neuter τετρᾰγενές); third declension

(philosophy, as an epithet of ὕλη, “matter”) of four kinds, fourfold (viz. the four elements: earth, water, air, and fire)
- Orph., Fr. 55

Declension

Third declension of τετρᾰγενής; τετρᾰγενές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τετρᾰγενής tetrăgenḗs	τετρᾰγενές tetrăgenés	τετρᾰγενεῖ tetrăgeneî	τετρᾰγενεῖ tetrăgeneî	τετρᾰγενεῖς tetrăgeneîs	τετρᾰγενῆ tetrăgenê
Genitive	τετρᾰγενοῦς tetrăgenoûs	τετρᾰγενοῦς tetrăgenoûs	τετρᾰγενοῖν tetrăgenoîn	τετρᾰγενοῖν tetrăgenoîn	τετρᾰγενῶν tetrăgenôn	τετρᾰγενῶν tetrăgenôn
Dative	τετρᾰγενεῖ tetrăgeneî	τετρᾰγενεῖ tetrăgeneî	τετρᾰγενοῖν tetrăgenoîn	τετρᾰγενοῖν tetrăgenoîn	τετρᾰγενέσῐ / τετρᾰγενέσῐν tetrăgenésĭ(n)	τετρᾰγενέσῐ / τετρᾰγενέσῐν tetrăgenésĭ(n)
Accusative	τετρᾰγενῆ tetrăgenê	τετρᾰγενές tetrăgenés	τετρᾰγενεῖ tetrăgeneî	τετρᾰγενεῖ tetrăgeneî	τετρᾰγενεῖς tetrăgeneîs	τετρᾰγενῆ tetrăgenê
Vocative	τετρᾰγενές tetrăgenés	τετρᾰγενές tetrăgenés	τετρᾰγενεῖ tetrăgeneî	τετρᾰγενεῖ tetrăgeneî	τετρᾰγενεῖς tetrăgeneîs	τετρᾰγενῆ tetrăgenê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	τετρᾰγενῶς tetrăgenôs		τετρᾰγενέστερος tetrăgenésteros		τετρᾰγενέστᾰτος tetrăgenéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“τετρᾰγενής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press