tetraeterid
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin tetraeteris, from Ancient Greek τετραετηρίς (tetraetērís), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + ἔτος (étos, “year”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɛtrəˈɛdərəd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɛtrəˈɛtərɪd/
Noun edit
tetraeterid (plural tetraeterids)
- Alternative form of tetraeteris: A four-year period, particularly (historical) those used in ancient Egyptian and Greek astronomical calculations.
References edit
- “tetra-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
