tenuis

English - Turkish

Definition of tenuis in English Turkish dictionary

süreksiz ünsüz k

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süreksiz ünsüz

English - English

Definition of tenuis in English English dictionary

Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as ,

Of obstruents in other languages, not voiced, aspirated, glottalized, or otherwise different in phonation from the prototypical values of the voiceless IPA letters (, , , , , , , etc.)

The term is also applied to the corresponding letters and articulate elements in other languages

One of the three surd mutes κ, π, τ; so called in relation to their respective middle letters, or medials, γ, β, δ, and their aspirates, χ, φ, &theta

Hyphenation

te·nu·is

Etymology

() From Latin tenuis.