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tenuis - What does it mean?

Definition of 'tenuis'

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t], [k]
  • (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], [?], [s], [?], etc.).

    • Anagrams

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    Noun

    (tenues)
  • (linguistics) a tenuis consonant
  • * 1887 , Max Müller
  • *:The tenuis becomes aspirate in Low-German.

    • Antonyms

    * (l) * (l) ----

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