Tela Totius Terrae
Latin
Etymology
A modern neologism and calque of World Wide Web. World is translated as as terra; wide, in the sense of the whole world, as tōtus; web as tēla. The triple alliteration is kept, but in "T" not "W".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈteː.la toːˈtiː.us ˈter.rae̯/, [ˈt̪eːɫ̪ä t̪oːˈt̪iːʊs̠ ˈt̪ɛrːäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈte.la toˈti.us ˈter.re/, [ˈt̪ɛːlä t̪oˈt̪iːus ˈt̪ɛrːe]
Proper noun
Tēla Tōtīus Terrae f sg (genitive Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae); first declension
- (New Latin) World Wide Web.
- From www.grexlat.com
- Latinitas in Tela Totius Terrae.
- Latin on the World Wide Web.
- Latinitas in Tela Totius Terrae.
- From www.grexlat.com
Declension
First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Tēla Tōtīus Terrae |
Genitive | Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae |
Dative | Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae |
Accusative | Tēlam Tōtīus Terrae |
Ablative | Tēlā Tōtīus Terrae |
Vocative | Tēla Tōtīus Terrae |