tenuis

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of Greek consonants, neither aspirated nor voiced, as [p], [t],
2. (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.).

Noun

A tenuis consonant.

Synonyms

tenuous

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛnjuːɪs/

Etymology

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