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τέσσερις
four /ˈte.se.ris/
adjectiveC1#3418 most common
Example sentences
Το τραπέζι έχει τέσσερις καρέκλες.
The table has four chairs.
Περιμένω τέσσερις φίλους μου στο πάρτι.
I'm waiting for four friends of mine at the party.
Δουλεύω σε αυτή την εταιρεία εδώ και τέσσερις μήνες.
I've been working at this company for four months.
Οι τέσσερις εποχές του χρόνου έχουν η καθεμία τη δική της ομορφιά.
The four seasons of the year each have their own beauty.
Μετά από τέσσερις ώρες διαπραγματεύσεων, κατέληξαν σε συμφωνία.
After four hours of negotiations, they reached an agreement.
Οι τέσσερις πυλώνες πάνω στους οποίους στηρίζεται η δημοκρατία είναι η ελευθερία, η ισότητα, η δικαιοσύνη και η αλληλεγγύη.
The four pillars on which democracy rests are freedom, equality, justice, and solidarity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | None | τέσσερις (m/f), τέσσερα (n) |
| Genitive | None | τεσσάρων |
| Accusative | None | τέσσερις (m/f), τέσσερα (n) |
| Vocative | None | τέσσερις (m/f), τέσσερα (n) |
Word family
τέταρτοςfourth
τετράδαa group of four, quartet
τετράγωνοsquare (shape)τετραπλόςfourfold, quadruple
τετρα-combining prefix meaning four
Etymology
Τέσσερις descends from Ancient Greek τέσσαρες, the cardinal number four. That form goes back to the Proto-Indo-European word for four, which also gave rise to numerals across most of the Indo-European family. The modern Greek form dropped the middle syllable over time through regular sound change.
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