tenuis
Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t]Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],
UK/ˈtɛnjuːɪs/US/ˈtɛnjuɪs/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],
(not comparable)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.).
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin tenuis (“thin, fine; weak”). Doublet of thin.Unadapted borrowing from Latin tenuis (“thin, fine; weak”). Doublet of thin.
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