tenuis


ten·u·is

T0110300 (tĕn′yo͞o-ĭs)n. pl. ten·u·es (-yo͞o-ēz′) Linguistics 1. A voiceless stop.2. A voiceless unaspirated stop in ancient Greek.
[New Latin (translation of Greek psīlos), from Latin, thin; see tenuous.]

tenuis

(ˈtɛnjʊɪs) n, pl tenues (ˈtɛnjʊˌiːz) (Grammar) (in the grammar of classical Greek) any of the voiceless stops as represented by kappa, pi, or tau (k, p, t)[C17: from Latin: thin]

ten•u•is

(ˈtɛn yu ɪs)

n., pl. -u•es (-yuˌiz) an unaspirated voiceless stop, esp. in ancient Greek. [1640–50; < Latin: thin, fine, slender]