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