tenuis
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈtɛnjuːɪs/, /ˈtɛnuːɪs/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈtɛnjuɪs/, /ˈtɛnuɪs/
Adjective

tenuis (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], [k]
  2. (linguistics) 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

tenuis (plural tenues)

  1. (linguistics) A tenuis#Adjective|tenuis consonant.
    • 1887, Max Müller
      The tenuis becomes aspirate in Low-German.
Antonyms


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