tetraples

English

Etymology

From French tétraples, from Ancient Greek τετραπλᾶ (tetraplâ), neuter plural of τετραπλοῦς (tetraploûs, “fourfold”), from τετρα- (tetra-, “tetra-: four”) + -πλοος (-ploos, “-fold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛtrəpləs/, /ˈtɛtrəplɛs/

Noun

tetraples

1. Synonym of tetrapla.

Related terms

• hexaple, octaples

References

• “tetrapla, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2020.