tessara-
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssără), the neuter plural and combining form of τέσσᾰρες (téssăres, “four”); compare tetra-.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĕʹsərə, IPA(key): /ˈtɛsəɹə/
Prefix
4 | Previous: | tri- |
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Next: | penta- |
tessara- (prevocalic form tessar-)
Synonyms
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with tessara-
- tessaradecasyllabon
- tessaraglot
- tessaraphthong
- tesseradecade
- tesseratomic
Related terms
- tessarakost
References
- “tessara-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]