littera tenuis

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlit.te.ra ˈte.nu.is/, [ˈlɪt.tɛ.ra ˈtɛ.nʊ.ɪs]

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 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
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