τέτραξ

Ancient Greek

Originally onomatopoeic. For the suffix, compare the bird names κόραξ (kórax, “crow”) and πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”). Similar bird names are Lithuanian tetervà (“grey hen”), Proto-Slavic *tetervь (“black grouse”), Proto-Iranian *tatr̥wáh (“pheasant”) and Sanskrit तित्तिर (tittira, “partridge”). From the same onomatopoeic root are τετράων (tetráōn), τέτριξ (tétrix), τατύρας (tatúras), τέταρος (tétaros) and τετράζω (tetrázō).

τέτρᾰξ • (tétrăx) m (genitive τέτρᾰγος or τέτρᾰκος); third declension

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ τέτρᾰξ ho tétrăx	τὼ τέτρᾰγε tṑ tétrăge	οἱ τέτρᾰγες hoi tétrăges
Genitive	τοῦ τέτρᾰγος toû tétrăgos	τοῖν τετρᾰ́γοιν toîn tetrắgoin	τῶν τετρᾰ́γων tôn tetrắgōn
Dative	τῷ τέτρᾰγῐ tôi tétrăgĭ	τοῖν τετρᾰ́γοιν toîn tetrắgoin	τοῖς τέτρᾰξῐ / τέτρᾰξῐν toîs tétrăxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν τέτρᾰγᾰ tòn tétrăgă	τὼ τέτρᾰγε tṑ tétrăge	τοὺς τέτρᾰγᾰς toùs tétrăgăs
Vocative	τέτρᾰξ tétrăx	τέτρᾰγε tétrăge	τέτρᾰγες tétrăges
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ τέτρᾰξ ho tétrăx	τὼ τέτρᾰκε tṑ tétrăke	οἱ τέτρᾰκες hoi tétrăkes
Genitive	τοῦ τέτρᾰκος toû tétrăkos	τοῖν τετρᾰ́κοιν toîn tetrắkoin	τῶν τετρᾰ́κων tôn tetrắkōn
Dative	τῷ τέτρᾰκῐ tôi tétrăkĭ	τοῖν τετρᾰ́κοιν toîn tetrắkoin	τοῖς τέτρᾰξῐ / τέτρᾰξῐν toîs tétrăxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν τέτρᾰκᾰ tòn tétrăkă	τὼ τέτρᾰκε tṑ tétrăke	τοὺς τέτρᾰκᾰς toùs tétrăkăs
Vocative	τέτρᾰξ tétrăx	τέτρᾰκε tétrăke	τέτρᾰκες tétrăkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.