tetraeterid

English

Etymology

From Late Latin tetraeteris, from Ancient Greek τετραετηρίς (tetraetērís), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + ἔτος (étos, “year”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛtrəˈɛdərəd/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛtrəˈɛtərɪd/

Noun

tetraeterid (plural tetraeterids)

Alternative form of tetraeteris: A four-year period, particularly (historical) those used in ancient Egyptian and Greek astronomical calculations.

References

“tetra-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.

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