littera tenuis
Latin
editEtymology
editlittera (“letter”) + tenuis (“thin, slender”)
Pronunciation
edit- (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
editlittera tenuis f (genitive litterae tenuis); first declension
- (grammar, Late Latin) the unaspirated voiceless stops in Ancient Greek (π, τ, κ) as opposed to the aspirated voiceless stops (φ, χ, θ)
Declension
editFirst-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 |