tenuis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin tenuis (“thin, fine; weak”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈtɛnjuːɪs/
Adjective[edit]
tenuis (comparative more tenuis, superlative most tenuis)
- Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], [k]
- (linguistics) Of obstruents in other languages, not voiced, aspirated, glottalized, or otherwise different in phonation from the prototypical values of the voiceless IPA letters ([p], [t], [k], [f], [θ], [s], [ʃ], etc.).
Anagrams[edit]
Noun[edit]
tenuis (plural tenues)
- (linguistics) a tenuis stop
Antonyms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“thin”). Cognates include Sanskrit तनु (tanú), Ancient Greek τανυ- (tanu) and Old English þynne (English thin).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
tenuis m and f, tenue n; third declension
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | M.F. | N. | MM.FF. | NN. | |
| nominative | tenuis | tenue | tenuēs | tenuia | |
| genitive | tenuis | tenuis | tenuium | tenuium | |
| dative | tenuī | tenuī | tenuibus | tenuibus | |
| accusative | tenuem | tenue | tenuēs | tenuia | |
| ablative | tenuī | tenuī | tenuibus | tenuibus | |
| vocative | tenuis | tenue | tenuēs | tenuia | |