littera tenuis

Latin

Etymology

littera (“letter”) + tenuis (“thin, slender”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlit.te.ra ˈte.nu.is/, [ˈlʲɪt̪ːɛrä ˈt̪ɛnuɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlit.te.ra ˈte.nu.is/, [ˈlit̪ːerä ˈt̪ɛːnuis]

Noun

littera tenuis f (genitive litterae tenuis); first declension

1. (grammar, Late Latin) the unaspirated voiceless stops in Ancient Greek (π, τ, κ) as opposed to the aspirated voiceless stops (φ, χ, θ)

Declension

First-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	littera tenuis	litterae tenuēs
Genitive	litterae tenuis	litterārum tenuium
Dative	litterae tenuī	litterīs tenuibus
Accusative	litteram tenuem	litterās tenuēs litterās tenuīs
Ablative	litterā tenuī	litterīs tenuibus
Vocative	littera tenuis	litterae tenuēs