Meanings
nountetraptote (plural tetraptotes)
plural tetraptotes
- grammarA 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
Origin
- Ancient Greekτετράπτωτος
- Latintetraptōtum
- Englishtetraptote
From Latin tetraptōtum, from Ancient Greek τετράπτωτος (tetráptōtos).
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tetraptote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraptote
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