Τζέτζης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈtzet.zis/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈtzet.zis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈtzet.zis/

Proper noun

Τζέτζης • (Tzétzēs) m (genitive Τζέτζου); first declension

1. (Byzantine) a male surname, famously held by:famously held by:
   1. Ἰωάννης Τζέτζης (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian

Declension

First declension of ὁ Τζέτζης; τοῦ Τζέτζου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Τζέτζης ho Tzétzēs
Genitive	τοῦ Τζέτζου toû Tzétzou
Dative	τῷ Τζέτζῃ tôi Tzétzēi
Accusative	τὸν Τζέτζην tòn Tzétzēn
Vocative	Τζέτζη Tzétzē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Tzetzes
• Greek: Τζέτζης (Tzétzis)
• Latin: Tzetzēs

Greek

Etymology

From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ze.d͡zis/
• Hyphenation: Τζέ‧τζης

Proper noun

Τζέτζης • (Tzétzis) m (feminine Τζέτζη)

1. a male surname from Byzantine Greek

   Ιωάννης Τζέτζης (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian

Declension

Declension of Τζέτζης

	singular	plural
nominative	Τζέτζης •	Τζέτζηδες •
genitive	Τζέτζη •	Τζέτζηδων •
accusative	Τζέτζη •	Τζέτζηδες •
vocative	Τζέτζη •	Τζέτζηδες •

Further reading

• Ιωάννης Τζέτζης on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el