τέσσερα

Greek

**Greek cardinal numbers**
< γ΄	δ΄	ε΄ >
Cardinal : τέσσερα (téssera) Ordinal : τέταρτος (tétartos)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρᾰ (téssara), neuter form of τέσσᾰρες (téssares).

Cognate with Mariupol Greek тэ́сера (tésjera).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈte̞.se̞.ɾa/
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Hyphenation: τέσ‧σε‧ρα

Numeral

τέσσερα • (téssera) n (masculine and feminine τέσσερις)

four, 4

Declension

Gender	masc.	fem.	neut.
Nominative	τέσσερις	τέσσερις	τέσσερα
Genitive	τεσσάρων	τεσσάρων	τεσσάρων
Accusative	τέσσερις	τέσσερις	τέσσερα

Related terms

Δ΄, δ΄
τέταρτος (tétartos, “fourth”)
τετραδικός (tetradikós)

See also

Greek number and measurement

Further reading

τέσσερα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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