tenuis

[ ten-yoo-is ]

noun,plural ten·u·es [ten-yoo-eez]. /ˈtɛn yuˌiz/.
  1. an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.

Origin of tenuis

1
1640–50; <Latin: thin, fine, slender; akin to thin

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tenuis

/ (ˈtɛnjʊɪs) /


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

Origin of tenuis

1
C17: from Latin: thin

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