tessara-comb. form

Stress is determined by a range of factors though some degree of stress is usually maintained on this combining form.

Forms: 1600s– tessara-, 1800s tessaro-, 1800s tessera-.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek τέσσαρα, τέσσερα.

Etymology: < ancient Greek τέσσαρα, τέσσερα, neuter plural and combining form of τέσσαρες , τέσσερες four < the same Indo-European base as four adj.With the form tessaro- compare -o- connective.

used in Greek compounds, and forming the first element in a few English words adopted from or formed on Greek.

tessaradecad n.

Brit.

/ˌtɛsərəˈdɛkəd/

U.S.

/ˌtɛsərəˈdɛkəd/

[ < tessara- comb. form + decad n.] a group of fourteen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > fourteen > group of fourteen

tessaradecad1842

1842 W. H. Mill Observ. Applic. Pantheistic Princ. iii. 109 In the text of St Matthew, dividing the tessarodecads at the captivity.

1874 F. W. Farrar Life Christ 8 The symmetrical arrangement into tesseradecads.

tessaradecasyllabon n.

Brit.

/ˌtɛsərədɛkəˈsɪləbɒn/

U.S.

/ˌtɛsərəˌdɛkəˈsɪləˌbɑn/

a line of fourteen syllables. [ < tessara- comb. form + decasyllabon n.]

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > fourteen syllables

tessaradecasyllabon?c1622

service metre1841

fourteener1884

?c1622 E. Bolton Hypercritica (1722) iv. §3 Chapman's Iliads, those I mean which are translated into Tessara-decasyllabons, or lines of fourteen Syllables.

tessaraglot adj.

Brit.

/ˈtɛsərəɡlɒt/

U.S.

/ˈtɛsərəˌɡlɑt/

in, of, or pertaining to four languages; = tetraglot adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > using or written in four languages

tetraglottical1580

tetraglot1682

tessaraglot1716

tetraglottic1721

quadrilingual1846

1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 73 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Whose Tessaraglott Bible [Complutensian Polyglot] was finish'd about 1517.

1851 G. Borrow Lavengro I. xiv. 191 A tessara-glot grammar..of the French, Italian, Low Dutch, and English tongues.

tessarakost n.

Brit.

/ˈtɛsərəkɔːst/

/ˈtɛsərəkɒst/

U.S.

/ˈtɛsərəˌkɔst/

/ˈtɛsərəˌkɑst/

see quot. [ < ancient Greek τεσσαρακοστή coin of Chios, use as noun (short for τεσσαρακοστὴ μοίρα fortieth part) of feminine of τεσσαρακοστός fortieth < τέσσαρα tessara- comb. form + -καστός , suffix forming ordinal numerals from twentieth to ninetieth (see Pentecost n.); compare post-classical Latin tesseracoste fortieth day (4th cent.).]

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > token used in place of coin > made of china

tessarakost1850

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxiii. 138 Receiving..three tessarakosts (a Chian coin of unknown value) for each man among his seamen.

tessaraphthong n.

Brit.

/ˌtɛsəˈrafθɒŋ/

U.S.

/ˌtɛsəˈræfˌθɔŋ/

/ˌtɛsəˈræfˌθɑŋ/

a group of four vowels. [After diphthong n.]

tesseratomic adj.

Brit.

/ˌtɛsərəˈtɒmɪk/

U.S.

/ˌtɛsərəˈtɑmɪk/

involving division into four parts. [After dichotomic adj.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [adjective] > divided into four

quartereda1425

quartléc1425

quadripartite?a1475

quadrupart1602

four-parteda1620

quadral1681

four-cleft1793

tesseratomic1887

1887 Sat. Rev. 17 Dec. 818 What Mr. Gladstone would call the trichotomic, or rather the tesseratomic, division of parties.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tessara-
释义	tessara-comb. form Stress is determined by a range of factors though some degree of stress is usually maintained on this combining form. Forms: 1600s– tessara-, 1800s tessaro-, 1800s tessera-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek τέσσαρα, τέσσερα. Etymology: < ancient Greek τέσσαρα, τέσσερα, neuter plural and combining form of τέσσαρες , τέσσερες four < the same Indo-European base as four adj.With the form tessaro- compare -o- connective. used in Greek compounds, and forming the first element in a few English words adopted from or formed on Greek. tessaradecad n. Brit. /ˌtɛsərəˈdɛkəd/ , U.S. /ˌtɛsərəˈdɛkəd/ [ < tessara- comb. form + decad n.] a group of fourteen. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [noun] > fourteen > group of fourteen tessaradecad1842 1842 W. H. Mill Observ. Applic. Pantheistic Princ. iii. 109 In the text of St Matthew, dividing the tessarodecads at the captivity. 1874 F. W. Farrar Life Christ 8 The symmetrical arrangement into tesseradecads. tessaradecasyllabon n. Brit. /ˌtɛsərədɛkəˈsɪləbɒn/ , U.S. /ˌtɛsərəˌdɛkəˈsɪləˌbɑn/ a line of fourteen syllables. [ < tessara- comb. form + decasyllabon n.] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > fourteen syllables tessaradecasyllabon?c1622 service metre1841 fourteener1884 ?c1622 E. Bolton Hypercritica (1722) iv. §3 Chapman's Iliads, those I mean which are translated into Tessara-decasyllabons, or lines of fourteen Syllables. tessaraglot adj. Brit. /ˈtɛsərəɡlɒt/ , U.S. /ˈtɛsərəˌɡlɑt/ in, of, or pertaining to four languages; = tetraglot adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > a language > using or speaking languages > [adjective] > using or written in four languages tetraglottical1580 tetraglot1682 tessaraglot1716 tetraglottic1721 quadrilingual1846 1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 73 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Whose Tessaraglott Bible [Complutensian Polyglot] was finish'd about 1517. 1851 G. Borrow Lavengro I. xiv. 191 A tessara-glot grammar..of the French, Italian, Low Dutch, and English tongues. tessarakost n. Brit. /ˈtɛsərəkɔːst/ , /ˈtɛsərəkɒst/ , U.S. /ˈtɛsərəˌkɔst/ , /ˈtɛsərəˌkɑst/ see quot. [ < ancient Greek τεσσαρακοστή coin of Chios, use as noun (short for τεσσαρακοστὴ μοίρα fortieth part) of feminine of τεσσαρακοστός fortieth < τέσσαρα tessara- comb. form + -καστός , suffix forming ordinal numerals from twentieth to ninetieth (see Pentecost n.); compare post-classical Latin tesseracoste fortieth day (4th cent.).] ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > token used in place of coin > made of china tessarakost1850 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxiii. 138 Receiving..three tessarakosts (a Chian coin of unknown value) for each man among his seamen. tessaraphthong n. Brit. /ˌtɛsəˈrafθɒŋ/ , U.S. /ˌtɛsəˈræfˌθɔŋ/ , /ˌtɛsəˈræfˌθɑŋ/ a group of four vowels. [After diphthong n.] tesseratomic adj. Brit. /ˌtɛsərəˈtɒmɪk/ , U.S. /ˌtɛsərəˈtɑmɪk/ involving division into four parts. [After dichotomic adj.] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > four > [adjective] > divided into four quartereda1425 quartléc1425 quadripartite?a1475 quadrupart1602 four-parteda1620 quadral1681 four-cleft1793 tesseratomic1887 1887 Sat. Rev. 17 Dec. 818 What Mr. Gladstone would call the trichotomic, or rather the tesseratomic, division of parties. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form?c1622
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