smooth breathing
English
editNoun
editsmooth breathing (plural smooth breathings)
- (orthography) A diacritic mark (᾿/◌̓) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate the absence of aspiration for an initial vowel, and sometimes for rho, e.g. ἀ, ῤ
- Synonyms: spiritus lenis, psilon pneuma, psile, psili
- Coordinate terms: rough breathing, spiritus asper
Translations
editdiacritic mark in Greek
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Further reading
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