tetra-

See also: tetra, tetrą, and tétra-

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).

Prefix

Greek number prefix

4	Previous:	tri-
	Next:	penta-

tetra-

1. four

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with tetra-

English

Alternative forms

• tetr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-), combining form of Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), from τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛtɹə/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Prefix

Greek number prefix

4	Previous:	tri-
	Next:	penta-

tetra-

1. Four.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 665: [cf. -latry]

     Which is how Kit first heard about the T.W.I.T. back in London, and of the ghostly neo-Pythagorean cult of tetralatry or worship of the number four, currently the rage in certain European circles

Synonyms

• quadri-
• tessara-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with tetra-

Translations

forming compound words having the sense of ‘four’

• Catalan: tetra-
• Finnish: tetra- (fi)
• French: tétra- (fr)
• Hindi: चतुर्- (catur-)
• Hungarian: tetra- (hu)
• Polish: tetra- (pl)
• Portuguese: tetra-
• Punjabi: چُ (cu)

See also

• Thesaurus:number

Anagrams

• Ratte, Treat, atter, ratte, tater, teart, treat

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”).

Prefix

tetra-

1. tetra-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with tetra-

Further reading

• “tetra-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “tetra-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “tetra-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “tetra-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Alternative forms

• tetr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”).

Prefix

tetra-

1. tetra-

   Synonym: quadri-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with tetra-

• tetraciclina
• tetracorallo
• tetraginia
• tetralina
• tetraandria
• tetraodonte
• tetraparesi
• tetratomico
• tetrodontiformi

Related terms

• tetracordo
• tetrade
• tetrapode
• tetrarca
• tetrastico

Anagrams

• retta

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.tra/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛtra
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

tetra-

1. tetra-

   ‎tetra- + ‎-logia → ‎tetralogia

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with tetra-

Further reading

• tetra- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέτταρες (téttares), τέσσαρες (téssares, “four”).

Prefix

tetra-

1. tetra-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with tetra-

Further reading

• “tetra-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Prefix

tetra-

1. tetra-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with tetra-

Further reading

• “tetra-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10