tenuis

UK/ˈtɛnjuːɪs/US/ˈtɛnjuɪs/

tenuis adjective: of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],.

Adjective

tenuis (not comparable)

Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],
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.).
- The superscript equal sign ˭ is here used to denote the Czech tenuis consonant, in this case the plosive [t˭], which lacks aspiration, in order to contrast it with its aspirated counterpart in English [tʰ].2016, Malá & Šaffková, editor, ELT Revisited, page 11

tenuis (plural tenues)

A tenuis consonant.
- The tenuis becomes aspirate in Low-German.1887, Max Müller, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- Since the explosive was a tenuis before a consonant we have -p m- and -t n-; these combinations were mutated to mh and nh in the following examples, the voicelessness of the tenuis being retained after its assimilation1913, John Morris-Jones, A Welsh grammar, page 184

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

plural	tenues

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

What does tenuis mean?: Tenuis means of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],.
What is tenuis in Tamil?: Tenuis in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Tenuis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tenuis?: Tenuis can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tenuis?: Tenuis is pronounced /ˈtɛnjuːɪs/ (UK).

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