spiritus lenis
See also: Spiritus lenis
English
Etymology
From Latin spīritus lēnis; literally, 'smooth breath'
Noun
spiritus lenis
- (orthography) A diacritic mark in Ancient Greek used to indicate absence of aspiration for an initial vowel, and sometimes for a rho. (ἀ, ῤ)
Translations
Ancient Greek diacritical mark — see smooth breathing
Synonyms
- smooth breathing
- psilon pneuma
- psile
- psili
Antonyms
- spiritus asper (rough breathing; dasy pneuma, dasia)
Latin
Etymology
From spīritus (“breath, breathing”) + lēnis (“smooth, mild”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspiː.ri.tus ˈleː.nis/, [ˈspiː.rɪ.tʊs ˈɫeː.nɪs]
Noun
spīritus lēnis m (genitive spīritūs lēnis); fourth declension
- spiritus lenis
Inflection
Fourth declension.
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | spīritus lēnis | spīritūs lēnēs |
| Genitive | spīritūs lēnis | spīrituum lēnium |
| Dative | spīrituī lēnī | spīritibus lēnibus |
| Accusative | spīritum lēnem | spīritūs lēnēs spīritūs lēnīs |
| Ablative | spīritū lēnī | spīritibus lēnibus |
| Vocative | spīritus lēnis | spīritūs lēnēs |