tenuis

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Inflection 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Descendants

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“‘thin’”). Cognates include Sanskrit तनु (tanú), Ancient Greek τανυ- (tanu) and Old English þynne (English thin).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈten.u.is/

[edit] Adjective

tenuis m. and f., tenue n.; third declension

1. thin, fine, slender
2. weak, watery
3. slight, trifling
4. delicate, subtle

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Derived terms

• tenue
• tenuiter

[edit] Related terms

• tener

[edit] Descendants

• English: tenuous
• Spanish: tenue