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/
References
- “tetrapla, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2020.
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