English Explanatory Dictionary

tenuis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],
  2. Of obstruents in other languages, not voiced, aspirated, glottalized, or otherwise different in phonation from the prototypical values of the voiceless IPA letters ([p], [t], [k], [f], [θ], [s], [ʃ], etc.).
noun
  1. A tenuis consonant.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛnjuːɪs/ /ˈtɛnuːɪs/ /ˈtɛnjuɪs/ /ˈtɛnuɪs/

Word forms

tenuis tenues

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin tenuis (“thin, fine; weak”). Doublet of thin.

Antonyms

media aspirate
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