Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.
tetrastich — tetrastichic /te treuh stik ik/, tetrastichal /ti tras ti keuhl/, adj. /te treuh stik, te tras tik/, n. Pros. a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines. [1570 80; < L tetrastichon < Gk tetrástichon, n. use of neut. of tetrástichos. See… … Universalium
tetrastichous — /ti tras ti keuhs/, adj. Bot. 1. arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers. 2. having four such rows of flowers, as a spike. [1865 70; < NL tetrastichus < Gk tetrástichos having four lines or rows. See TETRA , STICH1, OUS] * * * … Universalium
tetrástico — (Del gr. tettares, cuatro + stikhos, verso.) ► adjetivo POESÍA Se aplica a la composición poética que está formada por cuatro versos. * * * tetrástico, a (del lat. «tetrastĭchus», del gr. «tetrástichos», de cuatro líneas) adj. Métr. Se aplica a… … Enciclopedia Universal
tetrastih — TETRASTÍH, Ă adj. (Liv.) 1. (Despre strofe) De patru versuri. 2. Format din patru părţi. [var. tetrastic, ă adj. / cf. it. tetrastico, lat. tetrastichus, gr. tetrastichos]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 17.10.2005. Sursa: DN TETRA … Dicționar Român
Tetrastichon — Te|tras|ti|chon das; s, ...cha <zu gr. tetrástichos »vierzeilig«> Gruppe von vier Verszeilen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
tetrastichous — te•tras•ti•chous [[t]tɛˈtræs tɪ kəs[/t]] adj. bot arranged in four vertical rows, as flowers on a spike • Etymology: 1865–70; < NL tetrastichus < Gk tetrástichos having four lines or rows. See tetra , stichous … From formal English to slang
tetrastichous — /tɛˈtræstɪkəs/ (say te trastikuhs) adjective Botany 1. arranged in a spike of four vertical rows, as flowers. 2. having four such rows of flowers, as a spike. {Greek tetrastichos having four rows} …
tetrastichous — [te tras′ti kəs] adj. [Gr tetrastichos, in four rows: see TETRA & STICH] Bot. in four vertical rows, as the flowers on some spikes … English World dictionary
tetrastichous — te.ˈtrastəkəs adjective Etymology: Late Latin tetrastichus of four lines, of four rows, from Greek tetrastichos 1. : ranked by fours 2. : arranged in four vertical rows used especially of the inflorescence of a grass or of its constituent parts … Useful english dictionary
tetrastichus — kəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tetrastichos of four lines : a genus of minute chalcid flies that contains numerous hyperparasites and is sometimes made the type of a distinct family … Useful english dictionary
te|tras|ti|chous — «teh TRAS tuh kuhs», adjective. Botany. 1. (of flowers) arranged in a spike having four vertical rows. 2. (of a spike) having the flowers arranged in four vertical rows. ╂[< New Latin tetrastichus (with English ous) < Greek tetrástichos;… … Useful english dictionary
