τετράζω
Ancient Greek
editPronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /te.tráz.dɔː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /teˈtra.zo/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /teˈtra.zo/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /teˈtra.zo/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /teˈtra.zo/
Etymology 1
editFrom τέτρᾰξ (tétrax, “hazel grouse”) + -άζω (-ázō, suffix to form a verb).
Verb
editτετρᾰ́ζω • (tetrázō)
- to cackle like the hazel grouse, on laying an egg
Inflection
edit Present: τετρᾰ́ζω, τετρᾰ́ζομαι
Imperfect: ἐτέτρᾰζον, ἐτετρᾰζόμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐτέτρᾰζον | ἐτέτρᾰζες | ἐτέτρᾰζε(ν) | ἐτετρᾰ́ζετον | ἐτετρᾰζέτην | ἐτετρᾰ́ζομεν | ἐτετρᾰ́ζετε | ἐτέτρᾰζον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐτετρᾰζόμην | ἐτετρᾰ́ζου | ἐτετρᾰ́ζετο | ἐτετρᾰ́ζεσθον | ἐτετρᾰζέσθην | ἐτετρᾰζόμεθᾰ | ἐτετρᾰ́ζεσθε | ἐτετρᾰ́ζοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: τετέτρᾰκᾰ, τετέτρᾰσμαι
Pluperfect: ἐτετρᾰ́κειν, ἐτετρᾰ́σμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐτετρᾰ́κειν, ἐτετρᾰ́κη |
ἐτετρᾰ́κεις, ἐτετρᾰ́κης |
ἐτετρᾰ́κει(ν) | ἐτετρᾰ́κετον | ἐτετρᾰκέτην | ἐτετρᾰ́κεμεν | ἐτετρᾰ́κετε | ἐτετρᾰ́κεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐτετρᾰ́σμην | ἐτέτρᾰσο | ἐτέτρᾰστο | ἐτέτρᾰσθον | ἐτετρᾰ́σθην | ἐτετρᾰ́σμεθᾰ | ἐτέτρᾰσθε | ἐτετρᾰ́δᾰτο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Etymology 2
editFrom τετρᾰ́ς (tetrás, “space of four days”) + -άζω (-ázō, suffix to form a verb).
Verb
editτετρᾰ́ζω • (tetrázō)
Inflection
edit Present: τετρᾰ́ζω, τετρᾰ́ζομαι
Imperfect: ἐτέτρᾰζον, ἐτετρᾰζόμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐτέτρᾰζον | ἐτέτρᾰζες | ἐτέτρᾰζε(ν) | ἐτετρᾰ́ζετον | ἐτετρᾰζέτην | ἐτετρᾰ́ζομεν | ἐτετρᾰ́ζετε | ἐτέτρᾰζον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐτετρᾰζόμην | ἐτετρᾰ́ζου | ἐτετρᾰ́ζετο | ἐτετρᾰ́ζεσθον | ἐτετρᾰζέσθην | ἐτετρᾰζόμεθᾰ | ἐτετρᾰ́ζεσθε | ἐτετρᾰ́ζοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: τετέτρᾰκᾰ, τετέτρᾰσμαι
Pluperfect: ἐτετρᾰ́κειν, ἐτετρᾰ́σμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐτετρᾰ́κειν, ἐτετρᾰ́κη |
ἐτετρᾰ́κεις, ἐτετρᾰ́κης |
ἐτετρᾰ́κει(ν) | ἐτετρᾰ́κετον | ἐτετρᾰκέτην | ἐτετρᾰ́κεμεν | ἐτετρᾰ́κετε | ἐτετρᾰ́κεσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐτετρᾰ́σμην | ἐτέτρᾰσο | ἐτέτρᾰστο | ἐτέτρᾰσθον | ἐτετρᾰ́σθην | ἐτετρᾰ́σμεθᾰ | ἐτέτρᾰσθε | ἐτετρᾰ́δᾰτο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Further reading
edit- “τετράζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- τετράζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette