tetra

== English == === Etymology === From translingual Tetragonopterus, an obsolete genus that included these fish, ultimately from Ancient Greek τετράγωνος (tetrágōnos, “square, quadrilateral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing, fin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tɹə/ === Noun === tetra (plural tetras) Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === tetra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Ratte, Treat, atter, ratte, tater, teart, treat == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtetrɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞t̪rɑ̝] Rhymes: -etrɑ Syllabification(key): tet‧ra Hyphenation(key): tet‧ra === Etymology 1 === < trademark Tetra Pak ==== Noun ==== tetra Tetra Pak (type of container) ===== Usage notes ===== Often used as headword in a compound term, with a modifier that specifies the content, e.g. mehutetra (“Tetra Pak of juice”). ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== tetrapakkaus ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From English tetra, from taxonomic name Tetragonopterus. ==== Noun ==== tetra tetra (fish of the family Characidae, commonly kept as aquarium fish) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “tetra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 January 2024 === Anagrams === terat == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tra/ Rhymes: -ɛtra Hyphenation: tè‧tra === Adjective === tetra feminine singular of tetro === Noun === tetra m (invariable) tetra (fish) === Anagrams === retta == Latin == === Adjective === tētra inflection of tēter: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Adjective === tētrā ablative feminine singular of tēter === References === "tetra", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛ.tra/ Rhymes: -ɛtra Syllabification: te‧tra === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-). ==== Noun ==== tetra f terry (fabric) (colloquial) clipping of tetrachlorometan ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English tetra. ==== Noun ==== tetra f tetra (fish) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === tetra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tetra in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtetɾa/ [ˈt̪e.t̪ɾa] Rhymes: -etɾa Syllabification: te‧tra === Adjective === tetra feminine singular of tetro