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tetraptote

tetraptote noun: a noun that has four cases.

Noun

tetraptote (plural tetraptotes)

  1. A noun that has four cases.
    • A noun which is found in one case only, is called a Monoptote; if found in two cases, a Diptote; if in three, a Triptote; if in four, a Tetraptote; and if in five, a Pentaptote.1836, Ethan Allen Andrews, A Grammar of the Latin Language for Use of Schools and Colleges

Forms of tetraptote

pluraltetraptotes

Origin of tetraptote

From Latin tetraptōtum, from Ancient Greek τετράπτωτος (tetráptōtos).

Questions about tetraptote

What does tetraptote mean?
Tetraptote means a noun that has four cases.
What part of speech is tetraptote?
Tetraptote is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraptote?
The plural of tetraptote is tetraptotes.

Words near tetraptote in the dictionary

  1. tetrapotassium
  2. tetrapous
  3. tetrapropylammonium
  4. tetrapteran
  5. tetrapterous
  6. tetraptote
  7. tetraptotes
  8. tetraptych
  9. tetraptychs
  10. tetrapyla
  11. tetrapylon

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