LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

tetrarchēs

tetrarchēs m (genitive tetrarchae)
Classical[tɛˈtrar.kʰeːs]Ecclesiastical[teˈtrar.kes]

Meaning

  1. tetrarch

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetetrarchēstetrarchae
genitivetetrarchaetetrarchārum
dativetetrarchaetetrarchīs
accusativetetrarchēntetrarchās
ablativetetrarchētetrarchīs
vocativetetrarchētetrarchae

tē^trarches, ae, m., = τετράρχης,
I. a ruler who governed the fourth part of a country, a tetrarch; in gen., the title of a petty prince, Cic. Att. 2, 9, 1; id. Phil. 11, 12, 31; id. Balb. 5, 13; id. Mil. 28, 76; id. Deiot. 9, 27; Caes. B. C. 3, 3; Sall. C. 20, 7; Vell. 2, 51; Tac. A. 15, 25; Hor. S. 1, 3, 12; Luc. 7, 227; Sid. Ep. 5, 7.—Also tē^trar-cha, Vulg. Matt. 14, 1; id. Luc. 3, 19.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες(téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greek τετρα-(tetra-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greek ἄρχω(árkhō)
  8. Ancient Greek -ᾱ(-ā)
  9. Ancient Greek -η(-ē)
  10. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχή(ărkhḗ)
  11. Ancient Greek -ης(-ēs)
  12. Ancient Greek -άρχης(-árkhēs)
  13. Latintetrarchēs

Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs)bor. Latin tetrarchēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετράρχης (tetrárkhēs, “tetrarch”).

Descendants
  • Englishtetrarchfrom Old English tetrarche
  • Frenchtétrarque
  • GermanTetrarch
  • Italiantetrarca
  • Portuguesetetrarca
  • Spanishtetrarca
  • Dutchtetrarch
  • Esperantotetrarĥo
  • Esperantotetrarko
  • Finnishtetrarkki

In English words that came into English from tetrarchēs

  • tetrarchtetrarchēs

Quick answers

What does tetrarchēs mean in Latin?
tetrarchēs, a noun, means “tetrarch”.
What is the genitive of tetrarchēs?
The genitive singular is tetrarchae. tetrarchēs is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce tetrarchēs?
In classical Latin, [tɛˈtrar.kʰeːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈtrar.kes].
Where does tetrarchēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres → Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores → Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) → Ancient Greek τετρα- (tetra-) → Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? → Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) → Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) → Ancient Greek -η (-ē) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρχή (ărkhḗ) → Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) → Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs) → Latin tetrarchēs.