tessara-

English

Alternative forms

tessera-

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssara), the neuter plural and combining form of τέσσᾰρες (téssares, “four”); compare tetra-.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: tĕʹsərə, IPA^(key): /ˈtɛsəɹə/

Prefix

tessara- (prevocalic form tessar-)

four

Synonyms

(four): quadr- (Latinate), tetra- (Grecian)

Derived terms

► <a href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_tessara-' title='Category:English words prefixed with tessara-'>English words prefixed with tessara-</a>

tesseract
tesseradecade
tessaradecasyllabon

tessaraglot
tessaraphthong
tesseratomic

Related terms

tessarakost

References

“tessara-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

Ae stars, sea rats, sea star, sea-star, searats, seastar

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