tetraples
English
Etymology
From French tétraples, from Ancient Greek τετραπλᾶ (tetraplâ), neuter plural of τετραπλοῦς (tetraploûs, “fourfold”), from τετρα- (tetra-, “tetra-: four”) + -πλόος (-plóos, “-fold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛtrəpləs/, /ˈtɛtrəplɛs/
Noun
tetraples
- Synonym of tetrapla.
Related terms
References
- “tetrapla, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.