Tzetzes

See also: Tzetzès, Tzétzès, and tzetzes

English

Etymology

From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tzetzes

  1. A surname from Byzantine Greek famously held by:
    1. John Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian

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Latin

Etymology

From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tzetzēs m sg (genitive Tzetzae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) a surname from Byzantine Greek famously held by:
    1. Joannes Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tzetzēs
Genitive Tzetzae
Dative Tzetzae
Accusative Tzetzēn
Ablative Tzetzē
Vocative Tzetzē

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