Tzetzes
English
Etymology
From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛt͡siːz/
Proper noun
Tzetzes
- A surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by:
- John Tzetzes (circa 1110–1180), Byzantine poet and grammarian
Further reading
- John Tzetzes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtset.seːs/, [ˈt̪s̠ɛt̪s̠eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtset.ses/, [ˈt̪sɛt̪ses]
Proper noun
Tzetzēs m sg (genitive Tzetzae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) a surname from Byzantine Greek — famously held by:
- 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 |
Further reading
- Ioannes Tzetzes on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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