单词 | tetraptote |
释义 | > as lemmastetraptote tetraptote n. Brit. /ˈtɛtrəptəʊt/ , U.S. /ˈtɛtrəpˌtoʊt/ Grammar a noun with (only) four cases. [ < post-classical Latin tetraptotum (from 4th cent. in grammarians) < Greek τετράπτωτον (in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Dionysius Thrax 231. 4), use as noun of τετράπτωτος (adjective) having four cases < ancient Greek τετρα- tetra- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek -πτωτος falling, cognate with ancient Greek πτῶσις ptosis n.] ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > a part of speech > noun > [noun] > noun with specific number of cases aptote1589 diptote1612 monoptote1612 triptote1612 pentaptote1616 tetraptote1656 polyptote1658 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tetraptote, declined in four cases. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Tetraptotes,..such defective Nouns, as have only four Cases; as Plus, which wants the Dative and Vocative Singular. < as lemmas |
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