littera tenuis
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]littera (“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
[edit]littera 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
[edit]First-declension noun with a third-declension adjective.
| 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 |