tenuis

[ ten-yoo-is ]

/ ˈtɛn yu ɪs /

noun, plural ten·u·es [ten-yoo-eez]. /ˈtɛn yuˌiz/.

an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.

Origin of tenuis

1640–50; <Latin: thin, fine, slender; akin to thin

Words nearby tenuis

tent show, tent stitch, tent trailer, ten-twenty, tenty, tenuis, tenuity, tenuous, tenure, tenured, tenure-track

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Example sentences from the Web for tenuis

The change from the media to the tenuis we call the fourth state.
A Handbook of the Cornish Language|Henry Jenner
In tenui labor, at tenuis non gloria—Slight is the subject of my work, but not the glory.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
The change of the tenuis to the media, or a radical media to an aspirate, we call the second state.
A Handbook of the Cornish Language|Henry Jenner
Antennæ breves; articulus tertius rotundus; arista apicalis, longa, tenuis, setiformis.
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3|Various

For 'voiceless,' 'surd,' 'hard,' or 'tenuis' are sometimes used.
New Latin Grammar|Charles E. Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for tenuis

tenuis

/ (ˈtɛnjʊɪs) /

noun plural tenues (ˈtɛnjʊˌiːz)

(in the grammar of classical Greek) any of the voiceless stops as represented by kappa, pi, or tau (k, p, t)

Word Origin for tenuis

C17: from Latin: thin

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单词	tenuis
释义	tenuis [ ten-yoo-is ] / ˈtɛn yu ɪs / noun, plural ten·u·es [ten-yoo-eez]. /ˈtɛn yuˌiz/. an unaspirated, voiceless plosive. Origin of tenuis 1640–50; <Latin: thin, fine, slender; akin to thin Words nearby tenuis tent show, tent stitch, tent trailer, ten-twenty, tenty, tenuis, tenuity, tenuous, tenure, tenured, tenure-track Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenuis The change from the media to the tenuis we call the fourth state. A Handbook of the Cornish Language\|Henry Jenner In tenui labor, at tenuis non gloria—Slight is the subject of my work, but not the glory. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood The change of the tenuis to the media, or a radical media to an aspirate, we call the second state. A Handbook of the Cornish Language\|Henry Jenner Antennæ breves; articulus tertius rotundus; arista apicalis, longa, tenuis, setiformis. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3\|Various For 'voiceless,' 'surd,' 'hard,' or 'tenuis' are sometimes used. New Latin Grammar\|Charles E. Bennett British Dictionary definitions for tenuis tenuis / (ˈtɛnjʊɪs) / noun plural tenues (ˈtɛnjʊˌiːz) (in the grammar of classical Greek) any of the voiceless stops as represented by kappa, pi, or tau (k, p, t) Word Origin for tenuis C17: from Latin: thin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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