Tzetzes
English
Etymology
From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛt͡siːz/
Proper noun
Tzetzes
- A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by:
- John Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian
Translations
Further reading
- John Tzetzes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtsɛt.seːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪sɛt̪.ses]
Proper noun
Tzetzēs m sg (genitive Tzetzae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) a surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by:
- Joannes Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Tzetzēs |
| genitive | Tzetzae |
| dative | Tzetzae |
| accusative | Tzetzēn |
| ablative | Tzetzē |
| vocative | Tzetzē |
Further reading
- Ioannes Tzetzes on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la