tenuis

English

Etymology

From Latin tenuis (“thin, fine; weak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛnjuːɪs/

Adjective

tenuis (comparative more tenuis, superlative most tenuis)

1. Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], [k]
2. (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

• unites, unties

Noun

tenuis (plural tenues)

1. (linguistics) a tenuis stop

Antonyms

• media

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈten.u.is/

• Audio (Classical)

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Adjective

tenuis m and f, tenue n; third declension

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

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

Derived terms

• tenue
• tenuiter

Related terms

• tener

Descendants

• English: tenuis, tenuous
• Spanish: tenue