Tzetzes

See also: Tzetzès, Tzétzès, and tzetzes

English

Etymology

From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛt͡siːz/

Proper noun

Tzetzes

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

Translations

surname of Ancient Greek origin

Greek:
Ancient: Τζέτζης m (Tzétzēs)

Latin: Tzetzēs m

Further reading

John Tzetzes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From the Byzantine Greek Τζέτζης (Tzétzēs).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtset.seːs/, [ˈtsɛt.seːs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtset.ses/

Proper noun

Tzetzēs m (genitive Tzetzae); first declension

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

Declension

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.

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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