Tela Totius Terrae

Latin edit

Etymology edit

A modern neologism and calque of World Wide Web. World is translated 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 edit

Proper noun edit

Tēla Tōtīus Terrae f sg (genitive Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) World Wide Web.
    • From www.grexlat.com
      Latinitas in Tela Totius Terrae.
      Latin on the World Wide Web.

Declension edit

First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tēla Tōtīus Terrae
Genitive Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae
Dative Tēlae Tōtīus Terrae
Accusative Tēlam Tōtīus Terrae
Ablative Tēlā Tōtīus Terrae
Vocative Tēla Tōtīus Terrae

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